Faruk-e-Azam | |
|---|---|
 Faruk in 2024 | |
| Adviser for Liberation War Affairs | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Mozammel Haque (as Minister) |
| Adviser for Disaster Management and Relief | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Muhibur Rahman Muhib (as Minister of State) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hathazari, Bengal, British India |
| Awards |  Bir Protik |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Mukti Bahini[1] |
| Years of service | 1971 |
| Unit | Sector 10 |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War ∟ Operation Jackpot |
Faruk-e-Azam is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh Interim Government.[2] He actively took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War and later awarded Bir Protik gallantry award by the Government of Bangladesh. He was a naval commando and a deputy commander of the expeditionary team in Operation Jackpot.[3]
- ^ ডেস্ক, কালবেলা. "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের উপদেষ্টা কে ফারুক-ই আজমের পরিচয়". কালবেলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Dey, Arun Bikash (3 December 2021). "Operation Jackpot: A mission that rattled Pakistan". The Daily Star.