Jamil Uddin Ahmed


Jamil Uddin Ahmed

Jamil Uddin (left) with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (centre), in 1973
Native name
জামিল উদ্দিন আহমেদ
Born1 February 1933
Gopalganj, Bengal, British India
Died15 August 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 42)
Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Buried
Banani Military Graveyard
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service1955–1975
RankBangladesh-army-OF-6 Brigadier General
UnitCorps of Signals
Commands
Battles / warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état 
Awards Bir Uttom
Spouse(s)Anjuman Ara Jamil
Children4

Brigadier-General Shaheed Jamil Uddin Ahmed (1 February 1933 - 15 August 1975) was a career officer in the Pakistan Army Signal Corps and then the Bangladesh Army. Appointed as the military secretary to the President of Bangladesh in 1973, he was killed in the early hours of 15 August 1975, while he was on his way to aid the then president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who was assassinated that night during a military coup. In 2010, Ahmed was posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general and awarded the Bir Uttom, Bangladesh's second highest military honour.[1][2]

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