Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary

Azizul Haque Hazary
Nickname(s)	Hazary
Born	11 June 1970 (1970-06-11) (age 54) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service / branch	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Major General
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College GOC of 17th Infantry Division Commandant of School of Infantry and Tactics Commander of 69th Infantry Brigade Commander of 16th Infantry Brigade Sector Commander of MONUSCO
Battles / wars	UNIKOM UNMIL MONUSCO
Awards	Sword of Honour (BMA) Sena Gourab Padak(SGP) Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)
Alma mater	Bangladesh Military Academy

Chowdhury Mohammad Azizul Haque Hazary is a major general of Bangladesh Army and commandant, Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh). Earlier, he was the general officer commanding (GOC) of 17th Infantry Division and area commander, Sylhet Area. ^[1]

Career

In 2019, Hazary served as sector commander of the Northern Sector of UN Peacekeeping Force in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). ^[2] Before that, he served as the region commander of Bandarban region.

Hazary was commissioned with 22 BMA Long Course in June 1990 and he won the Sword of Honor for all round best performance in his course. He was promoted to major general and made the commandant of the School of Infantry and Tactics in December 2020. ^[3] Prior to join SI&T, General Hazary was serving at ARTDOC. On 12 November 2022, he was posted to 17th Infantry Division as general officer commanding (GOC) and area commander Sylhet Area.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Major reshuffle takes place in top brass of Army". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
2. "BD commandos able to tackle armed attacks in Congo - Front Page - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
3. "Major shuffle in the top brass of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.