Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman (general)

For other people with similar names, see Mahbubur Rahman (disambiguation).

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Lieutenant General Mahbubur Rahman
মাহবুবুর রহমান
Lieutenant General Mahbubur Rahman
8th Chief of Army Staff
In office 20 May 1996 –23 December 1997
Preceded by	Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim
Succeeded by	Mustafizur Rahman
Personal details
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Education	Dhaka College Pakistan Military Academy BUET
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh   Pakistan (before 1971)
Branch	Bangladesh Army   Pakistan Army
Service years	1964–1997
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Corps of Engineers
Commands	Commander of 14th Independent Engineers Brigade ENC of Army Headquarters GOC of 19th Infantry Division Commandant of  Defence Services Command and Staff College MGO of Army Headquarters 9th Chief of Army Staff
Conflict	Bangladesh War of Independence

Mahbubur Rahman is a retired lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army ^[1] from May 1996 to December 1997. He was graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in civil engineering. He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers from 17 special course on 2 March 1964.^{[ citation needed ]}

Early life and education

He was born in Biral Upazila, Dinajpur District. He passed his matriculation from Dinajpur Zila School in 1956. He completed his intermediate from Dhaka College. In 1963 he completed his B.Sc in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Later he joined the Pakistan Army. ^[2]

Military career

He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers from 17 Special Course on 2 March 1964.^{[ citation needed ]}

Politics

He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party after retirement from Bangladesh Army. ^[3] He is a former standing committee member of BNP. ^[4] In the 8th National Parliament election in 2001, he was elected as a member of parliament from Dinajpur-2 constituency on the nomination of BNP. ^[5] He left BNP in 2019. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Bangladesh army chief ousted, troops on alert". USA Today . 21 May 1996. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
2. সেনা জীবনের সেই রোমাঞ্চিত দিনগুলো. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 28 April 2017.
3. "BNP leader Mahbubur Rahman shifted to ICU". Jago News 24 . 4 May 2023.
4. "BNP leader Mahbubur Rahman hurt in Dinajpur road crash". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
5. "Bangladesh Open to US Help in Gauging IS Presence: Minister". BenarNews. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
6. "Ex-BNP leader, army chief Mahbub, wife infected with coronavirus". Prothom Alo . 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.
7. সাবেক সেনাপ্রধান মাহবুবুর রহমান গুরুতর অসুস্থ. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 2 May 2023.