Mahbubur Rahman (general, born 1962)

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Mahbubur Rahman
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service / branchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg Bangladesh Army
Years of service1986–2023
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
UnitArmy Medical Corps
Commands
Awards Army Medal of Excellence Bar.png Sena Utokorsho Padak(SUP)

Mahbubur Rahman is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and the director general of the Directorate General of Medical Services. [1] Prior to this appointment, he was DG of DGDA. Before that he was commandant of Armed Forces Medical College. He was the 13th colonel commandant of the Army Medical Corps.

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Early life

Rahman was born on 2 January 1962. [2] He did his MBBS from the Rajshahi Medical College in 1985 and received his commission from Bangladesh Army next year. [2]

Career

Rahman was promoted to brigadier general rank in 2011 and was appointed head of the Army Medical Corps Center and School. [2] He was the dean of the medical department at the Bangladesh University of Professionals. [2] He also worked as the chief health officer of the Dhaka South City Corporation. [2]

On 3 February 2019, Rahman was appointed the head of Armed Forces Medical College. [2]

On 8 May 2019, Rahman was appointed the director general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration. [2] He visited JMI Industrial Park of the JMI Group in November 2019. [3] He approved COVID-19 vaccines bought from Serum Institute of India by BEXIMCO for usage during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [4]

On 11 August 2021, Bangladesh High Court issued a contempt of court ruling against Rahman, Abul Bashar Mohammed Khurshid Alam who is the director general of Directorate General of Health Services, Babul Kumar Shaha who is the director general of Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection, Lokman Hossain Miah who is the health secretary, and AFM Anwarul Haque who is the managing director of Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals Limited AFM Anwarul Haque for failing to stop the manufacturing of low quality antibiotics. [5] He retired in January 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "WHO supports enhanced collaboration for addressing the burden of tuberculosis" . Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Short Biography of Maj Gen Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Director General, Directorate General of Drug Administration" (PDF). Directorate General of Drug Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-27.
  3. ↑ "JMI Group | Visit of Maj. Gen. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Director General, DGDA, to JMI Industrial Park" . Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Vaccines get DGDA clearance". The Business Standard . 26 January 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Contempt of court rule against 3 health ministry officials, 2 others". Dhaka Tribune . 11 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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