S. M. Moniruzzaman (admiral)

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Rear Admiral

Saleh Mohammad Moniruzzaman
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service / branchNaval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1990 – present
Rank 12.BNF-VADM.svg British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7.svg Rear Admiral
BN Rear Admiral Star Plate.svg
Commands
AwardsExtraordiary Service Medal.png Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)

S M Moniruzzaman OSP, ndc, ncc, psc is a two star admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and the incumbent chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority. Previously, he was the commander of Bangladesh Naval Fleet (COMBAN). [1] Prior joining here, he had been serving as the managing director of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation. [2]

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Early life and education

Moniruzzaman had completed his higher secondary certificate from Cumilla Cadet College. Later he joined the Bangladesh Navy as an officer cadet in 1988. After two years of military training he was commissioned in the executive branch in 1990.

Military career

Moniruzzaman served as chief staff officer to commander Chattogram Naval Area from 2017 to 2018. [3] After that, he served as pioneer commander flotilla west until January 2020. [4] Then he joined as the managing director of Dockyard & Engineering Works Ltd. [5] On 2022, he appointed as managing director of BSC and served there until he elevated to rear admiral in January 2023. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rear Admiral Moniruzzaman Biodata". Bangladesh Navy.
  2. ↑ "BSC earns Tk 226cr profit in FY 21-22". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. ↑ "INS Ranvir, on a port visit to Chittagong, Bangladesh". Indian Navy. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. ↑ "BNS Dhaleswari returns from UAE". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Construction of 10 tugboats for dredger transfer has started 34 dredgers have been collected in the last 10 years; Another 35 dredgers are being procured: by the State Minister for Shipping of Bangladesh". The Policy Times. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  6. ↑ "River Protection Commission's draft law revision is in progress: Minister of State for Shipping". cniasia.news. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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