Abul Kalam Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Pasha | |
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| Born | 22 October 1963 Kishoreganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1985-2024 |
| Rank |  Major General  |
| Unit | Army Medical Corps |
| Commands |
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| Awards |  Sena Parodorshita Padak (SPP) |
A.K.M Mustafa Kamal Pasha is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army. He served as the Director General of Directorate General Medical Service.
Pasha was born on 22 October 1963 in Kishoreganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [1] He did his MBBS from University of Dhaka. He has a Masters of Public Health from the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine. [1] He is a graduate of National Defense College. [1] He completed a master's degree from Bangladesh University of Professionals in Strategy & Development Studies. [1]
Pasha served in demining operations in Kuwait while on deputation to the Kuwait Army in 1994. [1]
Pasha is a member of the syndicate committee of Bangladesh University of Professionals in 2018. [2] He served as the Commandant of Armed Forces Medical Institute. He had also served as the Director of Central Medical Stores Depot. [2]
From 2013 to 2015, Pasha served in the Academic council member of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Islamic University, Bangladesh. [1] He is a member of Climate Change and Health Promotion Unit under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [1]
Pasha was appointed inspector general of Bangladesh Jail on 28 November 2018. [2] [3] He replaced Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin. [2] In September 2019, he reported that there were nine doctors and 132 vaccines in Bangladesh Prison system. [4]
On 23 September 2020, Brigadier General Mominur Rahman Mamun was appointed inspector general of Bangladesh Jail replacing Pasha who was sent back to Armed Forces Division. [5] [6] On 18 October 2020, Pasha was made the Commandant of Armed Forces Medical College. [1] He was appointed as Director General of DGMS in December 2023 and retired in October 2024.
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