Abdullahil Amaan Azmi

Brigadier general (Retd.)

Abdullahil Amaan Al Azmi
Born (1960-12-24) 24 December 1960 (age 63)
Mia Shaheb Moidan, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service / branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1981-2009
RankBangladesh-army-OF-6 Brigadier General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
AwardsSword of Honour (BMA)
RelationsGhulam Azam (Father)

Abdullahil Amaan Azmi (Bengali: আবদুল্লাহিল আমান আযমী) is a former Bangladeshi Army officer and the son of Ghulam Azam, the former Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[1] He was subjected to enforced disappearance in 2016 and was held captive in ‘Aynaghar’, a secret detention center operated by the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.[2][3] On August 6, 2024, he was released from ‘Aynaghar’ following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.[4]

  1. ^ "Ex-Jamaat leader's son abducted in Dhaka". Arab News. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ Rowlatt, Justin (13 October 2016). "Fears over Bangladesh's 'disappeared'". BBC News. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ "How Enforced Disappearances Get Suppressed in Bangladeshi Media". The Diplomat. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference RRR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).