Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Sultan Mahmud | |
|---|---|
| সুলতান মাহমুদ | |
| Minister of Industries | |
| In office 1 June 1986 – 1991 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Preceded by | Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Shamsul Islam Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1944 Feni, Bengal, British India |
| Died | (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Awards |  Bir Uttom&sq=&lang=&file=File:Independence_Day_Award_Ribbon_(Bangladesh).svg){kind=small} Independence Day Award |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan (Before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Air Force Bangladesh Air Force |
| Years of service | 1965-1987 |
| Rank | &sq=&lang=&file=File:British_RAF_OF-7.svg){kind=small} Air Vice Marshal&sq=&lang=&file=File:BAF_Air_Vice-Marshal_Star_Plate.svg){kind=small} |
| Unit | No. 6 Squadron PAF |
| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud, Bir Uttom (1944 – 14 August 2023) was a former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force and a former deputy chief martial law administrator.[1][2] As a member of Kilo Flight, he is one of the founders of Bangladesh's Air Force.[citation needed] He later served as the Minister of Industries.[3] He received the Independence Day Award from the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.[4]
- ^ "Ershad wanted to grab power after Zia killing". The Daily Star. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Daily Report China. Vol. 129. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1985. pp. F1.
- ^ Lal, Shiv (1989). Politics in South Asia. New Delhi : Election Archives. pp. 155–156.
- ^ "2 more named for Independence Award". The Daily Star. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.