Moin Uddin

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Moin Uddin
Native name
মঈন উদ্দিন
Born2 January 1961
Daganbhuiyan, Noakhali, East Pakistan (Now, Feni, Bangladesh)
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service/branchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Years of service1984-2022
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg Major General
BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg
UnitCorps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers
Commands held
Battles/wars UNIKOM
MONUSCO
Alma mater BUET

Moin Uddin (born 2 January 1961) is a Retired Major General of the Bangladesh Army. He served as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Moin Uddin was born on 2 January 1961 in Khushipur village of Daganbhuiyan in Feni. He obtained his BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1984. He is the father of two daughters. [1] [4]

Career

Moin Uddin joined the Bangladesh Army and was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 20 December 1984. He was the Command, Staff and Instructor in the Bangladesh Army. He was the Head of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering (EECE) at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST). He has also served as the Dean of MIST. He was promoted to Brigadier General on 25 July 2011 and to Major General on 29 November 2015. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board on 24 October 2011 and retired on 5 January 2022. [1] [5]

UN peacekeeping mission

Moin Uddin served in the UN mission in Iraq-Kuwait from 1994 to 1995 and in the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo in 2005–2006. In 2000, he received the prestigious honor of Chief of Army Staff for his technological innovations. [4] [1]

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References

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