Commandant is a title often given to the officer in charge of a military training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations. In some countries it may be a military or police rank. It is also often used to refer to the commander of a military prison or prison camp.
This article covers the organization of the United States Coast Guard.
Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam is the first ever Vice-Admiral and Former Chief of Naval Staff for the Bangladesh Navy. He is preceded by Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan ndc,psc,BN and succeeded by Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND) ndc,psc,BN.
Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed was Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy. He was preceded by Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu,psc,BN and succeeded by Admiral M Farid Habib,ndc,psc,BN.
Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba,ndc,psc,BN is former Chief of Staff for the Bangladesh Navy.
Admiral M Farid Habib,was the 13th Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy. He is the first ever four-star Admiral in the history of Bangladesh Navy. Now He serves as a Chairman of Trustee Board of University of Scholars.
Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed was an admiral in the Bangladesh Navy and the former Chief of Naval Staff. He previously served as the Director of Coast Guard Operations and commander of Chittagong Naval Command (COMCHIT). He also served in Naval Headquarters as Director of Personnel Services and Secretary to the Chief of Naval Staff. Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) announced Ahmed's nomination to succeed Admiral Farid Habib. Ahmed began serving as the 15th Chief of Naval Staff on 27 January 2016.
Abul Hossain,ndc,psc,is a retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army. He served as the director general of Border Guards Bangladesh. Before that he served as military secretary to President Md Abdul Hamid and as Engineer-in-chief at Army Headquarters,Commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology,Chief Engineer of Dhaka City Corporation,Director of Special Works Organization and Director of Works &Chief Engineer of the Bangladesh Army. He was also ex-officio Chairman of Shimanto Bank which is a sister concern of BGB Welfare Trust.
Rear Admiral M Shafiul Azam,NUP,ndc,psc is a retired two star admiral of Bangladesh Navy. He was Assistant Chief of naval Staff (Materiel). He also held the post of CSD at Commodore Superintendent Dockyard.
Vice Admiral Mohammad Moyeenul Haque, NBP,NPP,nswc,psc is a retired officer of the Bangladesh Navy. His last appointment before retirement was the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel) ACNS(M). Prior that he worked as a Senior Directing Staff [SDS (Navy)] at the National Defence College. He took over the command of Commodore Superintendent Dockyard in February 2017. Before that he was the General Manager at Dockyard &Engineering Works (DEW),Narayanganj.
The Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the Indian Naval Academy. The commandant of the academy is a three-star rank officer holding the rank of vice admiral. He is supported by the deputy commandant,a two-star appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing,Training Wing and the Admin wing. The current Commandant is Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty who took over in January 2024.
Yahya Syed is a retired commodore of Bangladesh Navy and former Managing Director of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation.
Vice Admiral Benjamin Abraham 'Chippy' Samson,PVSM was an Indian Navy Admiral who served as the Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet from 8 January 1964 to 31 May 1966. He was the first Naval Officer to serve as the Commandant of the National Defence Academy. His daughter is the famous Bharatanatyam dancer,Leela Samson.
Vice Admiral Sree Harilal Sarma,PVSM was an Indian Navy admiral who served as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He later served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command from 1 March 1977 to 2 February 1978.
Bangladesh Navy (BN) Dockyard is only naval base of the Bangladesh Navy located in Patenga,Chattagram which provides technical support to Bangladesh Navy. BN Dockyard is solely responsible for keeping operational of Bangladesh Navy warships by providing continuous repair and maintenance support through its skilled manpower and different workshops.
Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani,PVSM,AVSM,VSM is a former Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Chief of Materiel. He has earlier served as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition from 2020 to 2021 and as the Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) in 2018.
Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl,AVSM,VSM is a former officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy. He previously served as the Director General Project Seabird,Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) in Mumbai and as the Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area (FOGA) and Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) in Goa.
Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq NBP,NUP,BCGM,ndc,afwc,psc is a retired admiral of Bangladesh Navy He served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations). Prior to that,he served as Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard. Before that,he was the Commander of Khulna Naval Area.
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