Kazi Sarwar Hossain | |
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12th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
In office 1 April 2011 –4 December 2013 | |
President | Zillur Rahman Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | A. S. M. A. Abedin |
Succeeded by | Makbul Hossain |
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives | |
In office 25 March 2015 [1] –5 December 2016 [2] | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Abdul Awal [3] |
Succeeded by | Akhtar Habib [4] |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Bangladesh Naval Academy University of Madras Honolulu University |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1980 - 2017 |
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Battles/wars | UNOCI |
Kazi Sarwar Hossain is a retired [5] rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and a former ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives. [6] [7] He is the former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. [8]
Hossain did his MBA from Honolulu University. [9] He completed defense studies from the University of Madras. [9]
Hossain joined the Bangladesh Navy in 1980. [8] He had served in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire. [10]
In April 2011,Hossain as director general of the Coast Guard received three patrol crafts transferred from the Bangladesh Navy. [11]
In January 2015,Hossain was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives where he replaced Rear Admiral Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal. [9] He left the post next year after a farewell call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad of Maldives. [12]
In March 2022,Hossain identified China and United States as key players in the Bay of Bengal. [13] He was the second keynote speaker. [14] He is an adviser of Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development. [15]