M Sohail

Rear Admiral (Retd.)

Mohammad Sohail
Native name
মোহাম্মদ সোহায়েল
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Navy
Years of service01 January 1988 – 18 August 2024
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands
Awards Nou Parodorshita Padak (NPP)
Commendation Padak
National Integrity Strategy Award
Police career
UnitRapid Action Battalion
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Police
Service years2009–2013
Rank Deputy Director
Awards PPM (bsr)

Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail (TAS), NUP, PPM, psc, BN was a former two-star admiral in Bangladesh Navy.[1][2] His last appointment was Chairman of Chattogram Port Authority.[3] Prior to join here he was Chairman of Payra Port Authority.[4] Before that, he was serving as the Director of Submarine at the Navy Headquarters.[5]

Sohail also served as Director of Naval Intelligence and commanded BNS Haji Mohshin while he was Commodore. He was served as a commander of Naval Training and Doctrine Command.[6]

He was later sacked from the Bangladesh Navy due to corruption, Destroying careers of good officers, non judicial killing and "Aynaghor" incident.[7]

  1. ^ "চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের সাবেক চেয়ারম্যান বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের সাবেক চেয়ারম্যান সোহায়েল বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে". Sarabangla (in Bengali). 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Rear Admiral Sohail made chairman of Ctg port authority". The Business Standard. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. ^ sun, daily (February 2022). "Rear Admiral M Sohail chairman of PPA". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  5. ^ "Rear admiral M Sohail appointed as Payra Port Authority chairman". BSS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  6. ^ "চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের সাবেক চেয়ারম্যান সোহায়েল বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে". Ekattor TV (in Bengali). 20 August 2024.
  7. ^ express, financial (August 2024). "AL leader Ahmad, sacked Navy officer Sohail placed on 4-day remand". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-08-25.