M. Harun-Ar-Rashid

M Harun-Ar-Rashid
এম হারুন-উর-রশীদ
10th Chief of Army Staff
In office
24 December 2000 – 15 June 2002
PresidentShahabuddin Ahmed
A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Latifur Rahman (Acting)
Khaleda Zia
Preceded byMustafizur Rahman
Succeeded byHasan Mashhud Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1948-02-15) 15 February 1948 (age 76)
Tangail, East Bengal, Pakistan
Awards Bir Protik
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1970-2002
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

M Harun-Ar-Rashid (born 15 February 1948) is a retired Bangladesh Army general who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 24 December 2000 to 16 June 2002. The Bangladesh government awarded him the title of Bir Pratik for his bravery in the war of independence.[1]

  1. ^ Unforgettable biography of the warriors of 1971, commemorative book (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Janata Bank Limited. 2012. p. 289. ISBN 9789843351449.