Mustafizur Rahman | |
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Born | Rangpur, East Pakistan |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Service/branch | Bangladesh Army |
Rank | General |
Mustafizur Rahman is a Bangladeshi Army officer who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 24 December 1997 – 23 December 2000.
Early life[]
Mustafizur Rahman was born in Rangpur, East Pakistan.[1]
Career[]
He fought in Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded Bir Protik by the Government of Bangladesh.[1] He was wounded in action on November 1971. He would serve General officer commanding of an infantry 19th Division (Mymensingh) and principal staff officer of Bangladesh army.[2] He served as the Army chief of Bangladesh from December 1997 to December 2000.[1] In 2004 the Bangladesh Nationalist party government tried to demote him post retirement from General to Lieutenant General and accused that his promotion was a result of his undue influence on the previous Bangladesh Awami League government.[3] Bangladesh High Court nullified the government order.[4]
Controversy[]
He was one of the accused in a corruption case regarding the procurement of MiG-29 for Bangladesh Air Force along with other government officials including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5][6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. pp. 242. ISBN 0810874539. https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=%22general+mustafizur+rahman%22&source=bl&ots=PT5tFtCu4U&sig=3Y3wsFIWHo6oXlKLBa9tgUkFJYU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC4ZOzuYTLAhVENz4KHcEiBMsQ6AEIOzAF#v=onepage&q=%22general%20mustafizur%20rahman%22&f=false.
- ↑ "Bangladesh names new army chief". http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/bangladesh-names-new-army-chief-1.437164. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Ex-army chief Mustafiz loses his four-star general rank". The Daily Star. http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/10/12/d4101201075.htm. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Stripping ex-army chief Mustafizur Rahman of rank illegal: HC". http://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/02/19/stripping-ex-army-chief-mustafizur-rahman-of-rank-illegal-hc. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Ex-army chief gets bail in MiG-29 case". http://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/05/28/ex-army-chief-gets-bail-in-mig-29-case. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Ex-Bangladesh PM faces court action". British Broadcasting Corporaton. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2705905.stm. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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