Captain Nurul Huq | |
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Born | 24 February 1922 |
Place of birth | Habiganj, British India |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1942-1973 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held |
Chiefs of Naval Staff Director of Operations of the BCG Commander Chittagong Naval Area |
Nurul Huq was the first chief of Bangladesh Navy. He retired as a Commodore from the Pakistan Navy in 1969, and he joined the Mukti Bahini and commanded the nascent Bangladesh Navy during the Liberation War in 1971[1] He was also a former shipping minister.[2][3] He was the naval chief from 7 April 1972 to 6 November 1973.[4]
References[]
- ↑ (in en) Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1982-01-01. https://books.google.com/books?id=KdRtAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ (in en) News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses.. 1982-07-01. https://books.google.com/books?id=B5AgAQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Suhrawardi, Ghulam M. (2015-12-02) (in en). Bangladesh Maritime History. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781460272794. https://books.google.com/books?id=9XcZCwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Navy". http://www.navy.mil.bd/former_chief.php.
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