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Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, BBP, NDC, ACSC | |
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_(cropped).png) Abu Esrar as Air Chief Marshal | |
| Born | 1961 Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Service/ | Bangladesh Air Force |
| Years of service | 1 February 1981 - 11 June 2018 |
| Rank |  Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | 25 Squadron (Chittagong) 35 Squadron (Chittagong) Air Officer Commanding, Paharkanchanpur base(Tangail) Air Officer Commanding, Bashar base(Dhaka) Air Officer Commanding, Zahurul Haque base(Chittagong) Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations & Training) Chief of Air Staff |
Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, BBP, NDC, ACSC was the 14th Chief of the Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. He took over as the chief on 12 June 2015 from Air Marshal Enamul Bari. He is the first four-star air officer (Air Chief Marshal) of Bangladesh. He was promoted to ACM on 16 January 2016.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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