Sultan Ahmed (Rear Admiral)
Sultan Ahmed was the 4th chief of the Bangladesh Navy, addressed as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS). He was a gunnery officer aboard a missile frigate in the Pakistan Navy and qualified to be a logistics officer on a submarine. Between 1963 and 1968 he was a submarine warfare officer. At the time of the 1971 War, he was studying in the United States Army Intelligence Center for a joint NATO counter-intelligence training program [1][2][3] He was made the Deputy Director General of newly created DGFI under Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman's supervision. He was an Deputy Martial Law Administrator during the regime of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad and the Minister for Communication and Shipping.[4] He was the chief of Bangladesh navy from 6 August 1984 to 14 August 1990.[5] He was also elected as a Member of Parliament from Rajshahi.
Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed | |
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Born | 4 April 1938 Rajshahi |
Died | 21 December 2012 Dhaka |
Buried | |
Allegiance | |
Service/ | |
Years of service | 1959-1990 |
Commands held | Chiefs of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy Deputy Director General, DGFI Director of Operations, Bangladesh Coast Guard Deputy Inspector General, Bangladesh Police |
Awards | Navy Cross President Police Medal |
Other work | Member of Parliament |
References
- Rizvi, H. Pakistan and the Geostrategic Environment: A Study of Foreign Policy. Springer. p. 56. ISBN 9780230379848.
- IDSA News Review on East Asia. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1990-01-01. p. 32.
- Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1987-01-01.
- The Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: Workshop on the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, Dhaka, People People's Republic of Bangladesh, November 23-25, 1985. BRILL. 1986-01-01. pp. xix. ISBN 0898389178.
- "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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Preceded by Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan |
Chief of Naval Staff 06 August 1984 - 14 August 1990 |
Succeeded by Rear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa |