Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury

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Rear Admiral Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (N), BSP, ndc, psc, BN is a two-star admiral in Bangladesh Navy who is currently serving as Chairman of Payra Port Authority. Before that, he was Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel). He also served as Commander, Chattogram Naval Area. Prior to that, he was Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics). He also served as Director of Submarine, Naval Headquarters, Dhaka. [1] He was Chairman of Payra Port Authority until 15 March 2022 before he promoted to Rear Admiral. [2]

Career

Chowdhury joined Bangladesh Navy in 1985 and was commissioned in Executive Branch. He served as Bhasanchar project director, The much-talked-about relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasanchar Island on the southern tip of Noakhali. [3] During his time, almost 20 thousand Rohingya has been shifted. [4] He oversaw the process of shifting Rohingya people from Kutupalong refugee camp to Island of Noakhali. [5] Before that, Chowdhury was Director of Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka. [6] Admiral Mamun became 1st in merit position in 64th Senior Staff Course at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC).

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  2. Nation, The New. "State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, among others, at the agreement signing ceremony aiming to building two tug boats for Paira Port in the city's Hotel Intercontinental on Wednesday. Chairman of the Paira Port Commodore Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury and MD of Khulna Shipyard Commodore M Shamsul Aziz signed the agreement on behalf of the respective side. NN photo". The New Nation. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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