Rear Admiral (retd). Mohammad Makbul Hossain | |
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13th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
In office 4 December 2013 –15 February 2016 | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Kazi Sarwar Hossain |
Succeeded by | Aurangzeb Chowdhury |
Personal details | |
Born | Mirzapur,East Pakistan,Pakistan | 14 August 1961
Awards | Noubahini Padak (NBP) Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Branch/service | Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Coast Guard |
Years of service | 01 Aug 1981 - 31 Dec 2019 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands |
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Mohammad Makbul Hossain,NBP,OSP,BCGMS,ndu,psc was a rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy. He was the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operation). He also served as director general of Bangladesh Coast Guard. [1]
Admiral Makbul was born in Tangail District in 1961.
In January 1979 he joined the Bangladesh Navy as an Officer Cadet and completed his UT Officer/Basic Course along with a sub-specialisation of 5 years duration from Marshal Tito Naval Academy,Split,Yugoslavia. He was commissioned on 01 Aug 1981 in the Executive Branch of Bangladesh Navy.
Admiral Makbul attended various courses both at home and abroad. He specialized in Anti Submarine Warfare from India in 1990 and graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College,Mirpur,Dhaka in 1994. He completed a Defence and Strategic Studies Course from NDU of China in 2012. Admiral Makbul also did Officer's Weapon and Junior Officer's Tactics Course (OW &JTC) in SI&T,Sylhet,Deputy President Course,C++ programming course and also did Crisis Management Course in Hawaii,USA and Transnational Counter Terrorism Course in Washington DC,USA. He obtained MDS (Master in Defence Studies) from National University,Bangladesh. He also attended many seminars and symposium on national and international security matters especially maritime security related both in home and abroad. [2]
During his long career in Bangladesh Navy,Admiral Makbul commanded Frigate,Large Patrol Craft,Minesweeper,Patrol Craft,Fast Attack Craft’Squadrons (both Missile and Torpedo squadrons) and also commanded all Major Bases of Bangladesh Navy. Rear Admiral Makbul also commanded COMCHIT,COMSWADS and Administrative Authority Dhaka. He has served as Principal of Marine Fisheries Academy,Director in NHQ and Director in DGFI and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel). He served as Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard. His last appointment was as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operation). [2]
He was awarded the Noubahini Padak,Oshamanno Sheba Padak of the Navy and Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal (Sheba) by the Government for his outstanding performance and contribution in his long illustrated career. [2]
Admiral Makbul is happily married and has one son and one daughter. He is a keen golfer. [1]
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