Khan Firoz Ahmed

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Major General
Khan Firoz Ahmed
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Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 55)
Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality Bangladeshi
Awards Extraordiary Service Medal.png Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Branch/serviceFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Years of service1990–present
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
Unit East Bengal Regiment Insignia.svg East Bengal Regiment
Commands

Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed OSP, ndc, afwc, psc is a two-star general of the Bangladesh Army. He is currently appointed as Senior Directing Staff at National Defence College. Earlier, he was the Military Secretary in Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment. [1] He is also the incumbent President of Army Golf Club and Chairman Bangladesh Golf Academy.

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Career

Ahmed was the defence advisor to the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and during his tenure 12 Bangladeshi peacekeepers had been honored by UN secretary general. [2]

Ahmed also served as acting adjutant general in January 2023. [3] Before serving as military secretary, he was the general officer commanding (GOC) of the 7th Infantry Division and area commander, Barishal Area from 2 December 2021 to 27 August 2022. [4] He also served as the defense advisor of the Bangladesh permanent mission to UN 2017 to 2020. [5] He was promoted to the rank of major general on 2 December 2021. [6]

Personal life

Ahmed is married and a father of a daughter and a son.

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References

  1. ↑ "Army gets two new GOCs, new military secy". New Age. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. ↑ "UN honours 12 Bangladeshi peacekeepers". The Daily Star. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Army military secretary Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed inaugurated Trust Bank Cup Golf Tournament 2023 at Army Golf Club in Dhaka on Saturday". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed, ndc, afwc, psc, General Officer, Commanding, 7 Infantry". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. ↑ "UN officials praise Bangladeshi peacekeepers". New Age. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  6. ↑ বরিশাল ক্যাডেট কলেজের আন্তঃ হাউস বার্ষিক ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা-২০২১ অনুষ্ঠিত. Inter-Services Public Relations (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-27.


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