Khan Firoz Ahmed

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Major General

Khan Firoz Ahmed

OSP, ndc, afwc, psc
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 55)
Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service/branchFlag 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
Awards Extraordiary Service Medal.png Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)

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 (Army-2) at National Defence College. Earlier, he was the Military Secretary at 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 the defense advisor of the Bangladesh permanent mission to UN 2017 to 2020. [3] He was promoted to the rank of major general on 2 December 2021. [4]

Ahmed was the general officer commanding (GOC) of the 7th Infantry Division and area commander, Barishal Area from 2 December 2021 to 27 August 2022. [5]

Ahmed also served as acting adjutant general in January 2023. [6] Before serving as military secretary,

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. ↑ "UN officials praise Bangladeshi peacekeepers". New Age. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. ↑ বরিশাল ক্যাডেট কলেজের আন্তঃ হাউস বার্ষিক ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা-২০২১ অনুষ্ঠিত. Inter-Services Public Relations (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed, ndc, afwc, psc, General Officer, Commanding, 7 Infantry". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  6. ↑ "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.


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