General (Retd.) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan | |
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.jpg) Bhuiyan in 2013 | |
| 14th Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 25 June 2012 – 25 June 2015 | |
| President | Zillur Rahman Abdul Hamid |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Md Abdul Mubeen |
| Succeeded by | Belal Shafiul Huq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1957 Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Spouse | Tahmina Yasmin[1] |
| Awards |  Senabahini Padak(SBP)_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Kuwait Liberation Medal.svg){kind=small} Independence Day Award |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1976 - 2015 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict Operation Desert Storm UNAMSIL |
Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan SBP(BAR), psc (Bengali: ইকবাল করিম ভূঁইয়া; born 2 June 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi army officer who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 2012 to 2015.[2][3] He took office of army chief at 25 June 2012 and retired on 25 June 2015. He joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 19 March 1976 and was commissioned on 30 November 1976 in the Infantry Regiment (East Bengal Regiment). Iqbal had a diversified and fine mix of all three types of appointment available in army. During 39 years in Bangladesh Army, He commanded three infantry battalions, an infantry brigade and three divisions. He also served as chief of general staff, colonel staff of a division, and platoon commander of the Bangladesh Military Academy. He participated in Operation Desert Storm and received 'Liberation of Kuwait Medal'.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
chiefwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Iqbal Karim new army chief". The Daily Star. 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Armed forces must keep vigil". The Daily Star. UNB. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Bhuiyan takes over as army chief of Bangladesh". 25 June 2012.