Mohammad Shahedul Anam Khan | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh  Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Service |  Bangladesh Army  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2000 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General  |
| Unit | Army Service Corps |
| Commands |
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| Battles / wars | Bangladesh Liberation War UNIIMOG |
Brigadier General Mohammad Shahedul Anam Khan is a retired Bangladesh Army officer and defence analyst. [1] [2] He is an associate editor of The Daily Star. [3]
Khan received his commission in the Pakistan Army in 1968. [4] He studied at the Royal Military College of Science and Staff College, Camberley. [4]
khan graduated from the National Defence College in 1988. [4]
Anam was the CMO of the United Nations Military Observer Group in Iraq from 1990 to 1991. [4] 30 March 1991 to 6 March 1994, he served as the Station Commander of the Jalalabad Cantonment. [5]
From 1997 to 2000, Anam was the Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. [4] He served in Bangladesh Army headquarters as the Director of Military Intelligence and later as the Director of Military Operations. [4]
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