Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed

Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
(TAS), NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc, BN
14th Chief of Naval Staff
In office
27 January 2016 – 26 January 2019
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byM. Farid Habib
Succeeded byAurangzeb Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1960-04-01) 1 April 1960 (age 64)
Madaripur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Awards Noubahini Padak (NBP)
Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)
Commendation Padak
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1981–2019
Rank Admiral
Commands

Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (born c. 1960) was an admiral in the Bangladesh Navy and the former Chief of Naval Staff.[1] He previously served as the Director of Coast Guard Operations and commander of Chittagong Naval Command (COMCHIT).[2] He also served in Naval Headquarters as Director of Personnel Services and Secretary to the Chief of Naval Staff.[3] Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) announced Ahmed's nomination to succeed Admiral Farid Habib.[4] Ahmed began serving as the 15th Chief of Naval Staff on 27 January 2016.[5][6]

  1. ^ "CPA chairman Nizamuddin made new navy chief". NBS News. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Rear Admiral Nizamuddin made new navy chief". The Independent. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Rear Admiral Nizamuddin named navy chief". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Nizamuddin Ahmed picked as new navy chief". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Vice Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed, OSP, ndc, psc Takes over as Chief of Naval Staff" (PDF). Bangladesh Navy. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh appoints new navy chief". Xinhua. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.