Faruk-e-Azam

Faruk-e-Azam
Faruk in 2024
Adviser for Liberation War Affairs
Assumed office
13 August 2024
LeaderMuhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser)
Preceded byMozammel Haque (as Minister)
Adviser for Disaster Management and Relief
Assumed office
16 August 2024
LeaderMuhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser)
Preceded byMuhibur Rahman Muhib (as Minister of State)
Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh
Assumed office
8 August 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byPost established
Personal details
BornChittagong, British India
Awards Bir Protik
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Mukti Bahini[1]
UnitNaval Commando
Commands
  • Deputy Commander of the expeditionary team
Battles/warsBangladesh 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 Operation Jackpot.[3]

  1. ^ ডেস্ক, কালবেলা. "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের উপদেষ্টা কে ফারুক-ই আজমের পরিচয়". কালবেলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2024-08-08.
  2. ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ Dey, Arun Bikash (3 December 2021). "Operation Jackpot: A mission that rattled Pakistan". The Daily Star.