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Bangladeshi naval officer and navy chief
AdmiralAurangzeb Chowdhury(G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc, BN
Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury
15th Chief of Naval Staff
In office
26 January 2019 – 24 July 2020
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
Succeeded byM Shaheen Iqbal
14th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
In office
16 February 2016 – 26 January 2019
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byM Makbul Hossain
Succeeded byM Ashraful Haq
Personal details
Born (1959-09-28) September 28, 1959 (age 65)
SpouseDr.Afroza Aurangzeb
Children2
Awards Noubahini Padak (NBP)
Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)
German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency
Commendation Padak
U.S Navy Surface Warfare Officer Insignia
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Navy
 Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service10 December 1980 - 25 July 2020
Rank Admiral
Commands

Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury (born 28 September 1959) is a former four star Admiral of Bangladesh and the former Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy. Previously, he held the post of Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Early life

Abu Mozaffar Mohiuddin Mohammed Aurangzeb Chowdhury was born on 28 September 1959. He received his commission into the Bangladesh Navy in 1980.

Career

He has held a number of positions in the Bangladesh Navy. He was commanding officer of a frigate, among other ships. He served as the Commandant of the Bangladesh Marine Academy from November 2008 to March 2009. He served as the Commodore Superintendent Dockyard from October 2009 to December 2010. He also served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) at Navy HQ. He served as the Commodore Commanding Chittagong, Naval Secretary & Directors at NHQ, Zonal Commander of Coast Guard East Zone and principal of the Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Academy, Chittagong etc.

He was made the Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 February 2016. He took over the office as Chief of Naval Staff on 26 January 2019 and retires on 25 July 2020.

Personal life

He is married to gynecologist Afroza Aurangzeb. The couple has a son and a daughter.

References

  1. "Aurangzeb Chowdhury new Navy chief". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. "Aurangzeb new navy chief". The Daily Star. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  3. ^ "bdnews24.com rings in Bengali New Year with lively get-together". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  4. "Indian president reiterates support to combatting militancy". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  5. ^ "Rear Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury made new DG of Coast Guard". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  6. ^ "Aurangzeb Chow new DG of Coast Guard". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  7. "Ex-Commandants". Marine Academy Bangladesh.
  8. "Commodore Superintendent Dockyard". csd.navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
Military offices
Preceded byAdmiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)

26 January 2019 – 25 July 2020 		Succeeded byAdmiral M Shaheen Iqbal
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