Misplaced Pages

Mohammad Abdul Mubeen

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Abdul Mubeen) Former (13th) Army chief of Bangladesh

General (Retd.)Mohammad Abdul Mubeenndc psc
মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল মুবিন
Mubeen in 2010
13th Chief of Army Staff
In office
16 June 2009 – 25 June 2012
PresidentZillur Rahman
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMoeen U Ahmed
Succeeded byIqbal Karim Bhuiyan
10th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
4 June 2008 – 12 June 2009
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Zillur Rahman
Prime MinisterFakhruddin Ahmed (acting)
Sheikh Hasina
Preceded byMasud Uddin Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbdul Wadud
Personal details
Born (1957-03-10) 10 March 1957 (age 67)
Kishoreganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Awards Independence Day Award
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1976–2012
Rank General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsONUMOZ

Mohammad Abdul Mubeen (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল মুবিন; born 10th March 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi army officer who served as the chief of army staff of the Bangladesh Army from 2009 to 2012. Prior to his appointment as chief of army staff, Abdul Mubeen served as principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division. He served as general officer commanding of two divisions: the 24th Infantry Division and the 55th Infantry Division. He retired from the army in 2012, after serving as army chief.

He was the chairman and nominated director of United Power Generation & Distribution Company Limited.

Education

He was a cadet of Mirzapur Cadet College, Tangail. He was commissioned in the infantry regiment (East Bengal Regiment) of the Bangladesh Army on 30 November 1976 from the Bangladesh Military Academy's 3rd SSC (short service commission) course with Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, who became full general in 2012. Abdul Mubeen was a graduate of both Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) and National Defence College (NDC) at Mirpur, Dhaka. As an army officer, Abdul Mubeen had completed various training programs including NATO Weapon Conversion Course, Infantry Weapon Course, Senior Command Course etc. and attended workshops and seminars in at least 15 countries, including India and China.

Career

General Mubeen with Indian Chief of Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor at New Delhi on 15 March 2010.

During his long military career, Abdul Mubeen commanded two infantry battalions and an infantry brigade. At the staff level, he served as brigade major (operation staff) in an independent infantry brigade headquarters, general staff officer first grade (operation staff) in infantry division headquarters and in Bangladesh Military Academy, private secretary to the chief of army staff and director of military training directorate at army headquarters. He also held the important appointment of director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and principal staff officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD). He was commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College. He had commanded two infantry divisions, 55 Division, Jessore and 24 Division, Chittagong. In the international platform, the general rendered his service as a peacekeeper in the capacity of chief of staff (Northern Region) in United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMUZ).

Personal life

He is married to Syeda Sharifa Khanom, and has two sons and a daughter. His elder son is a third-generation army officer; Abdul Mubeen's father was an army officer as well. He enjoyed golfing as a pastime, and was a decorated player in the army hockey team during his early days.

Honours
Nirapotta Padak Medal Dabanal Padak Medal Uttoron Padak Medal
Independence Day Award Medal Flood Relief of 1988 Medal Cyclone Relief of 1991 Medal 1991 National Election Medal
1996 National Election Medal 2001 National Election Medal Silver Jubilee Medal (25 years of liberation) Golden Jubilee Medal (50th anniversary of East Bengal Regiment)
30 years service 20 years service 10 years service ONUMOZ Medal

References

  1. "Lt Gen Mubeen takes over as army chief today". The Daily Star. 15 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Olympic Association - Biodata, President". Bangladesh Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Gen Mubeen takes over as army chief". The Daily Star. 16 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Chairman & Nominated Director, United Power Generation & Distribution Company Limited". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Chairman's Biography". Trust Bank Limited. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
Preceded byGeneral Moeen Uddin Ahmed Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
16 June 2009 - 25 June 2012 		Succeeded byGeneral Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan
Categories: