Belal Shafiul Huq

General (Retd.) Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq ndc, psc
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	Zillur Rahman Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Abdul Wadud
Succeeded by	Mainul Islam
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-01) 1 December 1958 (age 65) Noakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Alma mater	University of Dhaka BNU BUP BMA USACGSC
Awards	Sword of Honour (BMA) Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP) Independence Day Award
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1978 – 2018
Rank	General
Unit	Armoured Corps
Commands	Commander of 93rd Armoured Brigade Commander of 309th Infantry Brigade Commander of 222nd Infantry Brigade GOC of 33rd Infantry Division GOC of 19th Infantry Division Commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College PSO of Armed Forces Division 16th Chief of Army Staff
Battles/wars	UNIIMOG UNMEE

General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haq 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]