Mohammad Ziauddin | |
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| Native name | মোহাম্মদ জিয়াউদ্দিন |
| Birth name | Mohammad Ziauddin |
| Nickname(s) | Bachchi |
| Born | November 22, 1939 Chakaria, Bengal, British India |
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| Service/ |  Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1962-1974 |
| Rank | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Bangladesh-army-OF-4.svg){kind=small} Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service number | P. A. - 6489 |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |  Bir Uttom[1] |
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Mohammad Ziauddin, BU (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ জিয়াউদ্দিন; born November 22, 1939) is a retired Bangladeshi military officer, who was the Commanding Officer of the 1st East Bengal Regiment during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was awarded the Bir Uttom, the country's second highest gallantry award (and the highest military award for living military personnel) for his outstanding bravery in the Liberation War. His certificate number was 22.[2][3]
Ziauddin was the second Brigade Commander of the 46 Brigade, Dhaka. He was a close associate of Colonel Abu Taher; who were known for their Left-Wing socialist views.[4]
- ^ Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
- ^ "List of Bir Uttoms in 1971". Ministry of Liberation War Affairs. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Bangladesh Government Gazettes. Dhaka: Ministry of Defense, Government of Bangladesh. 15 December 1973. p. Gazettes No-8/25/D-1/72-1378.
- ^ Franda, Marcus F.; Franda, Marcus F. (1982). Bangladesh, the First Decade. South Asian Publishers. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-88333-006-7.