Major General Paul Alaowei Toun is a retired military officer with career in the Army spanning over 32 years. He is a Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC), Fellow, Institute of Professional Financial Managers, UK (FIPFM) and also Fellow (FCNA), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN). He also holds PGD in Banking and Finance, Executive Master in Business Administration (Management), Msc. in Strategic Studies and D.Litt. Defence Economics.
Major Gen. P.A. Toun commenced his career as a Military Officer with various appointments as:
Deputy Director Finance and Budget Defence Intelligence Agency, Assistant Director Army Finance and Accounts Lagos Garrison Command, Colonel Coordination HQ Nigerian Army Finance Corps, Assistant Director Army Finance and Accounts 3 Division, Chief Paymaster Nigerian Army Personnel Pay Office and Commander, Command Finance Office before he voluntarily retired as Director of Army Finance in 2006.