General (Retd.) Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haque | |
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আবু বেলাল মোঃ শফিউল হক | |
 Huq in 2017 | |
| 15th Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 25 June 2015 – 25 June 2018 | |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Ahmed |
| 12th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 24 June 2015 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Abdul Wadud |
| Succeeded by | Mainul Islam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1958 Noakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Relations | Annisul Haque (brother) |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Sword of Honour (BMA) Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP).svg){kind=small} Independence Day Award |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1978 – 2018 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | UNIIMOG UNMEE |
Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haque ndc, psc (Bengali: আবু বেলাল মোঃ শফিউল হক; born 1 December 1958) is a retired four star general of the Bangladesh Army. He was the chief of army staff of the Bangladesh Army from 25 June 2015 to 25 June 2018.[1] Before becoming the army head, he served as the principal staff officer of Prime Minister's Office of the Armed Forces Division.[2] He has also served as an aide-de-camp to the President of Bangladesh.[3] He was commissioned into the armoured corps of the Bangladesh Army from 6th SSC (Short Service Commission) course in June 1978.[4]
- ^ "Lt Gen Aziz Ahmed takes charge as Army chief". The Independent (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq made army chief". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, ndc, psc". Armed Forces Division. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Brigadier General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq". United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2015.