Sharfuddin Ahmed

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Sharafuddin Ahmed
Native name
শরফুদ্দিন আহমেদ
Born
Sultanpur, Kumarkhali, Kushtia, Bangladesh
AllegianceBangladesh
BranchBangladesh Air Force
Service years1971–1972
ConflictsBangladesh Liberation War
Awards Bir Uttam

Sharafuddin Ahmed was a founding officer of the Bangladesh Air Force and recipient of Bir Uttom, the second-highest gallantry award of Bangladesh, for his service during Operation Kilo Flight of the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1]

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Early life

Ahmed was born in Sultanpur village of Kumarkhali, Kushtia District. [2] His father, Shamsul Alam, was a lawyer, and his mother, Hasina Begum, was a homemaker. [2] He completed his education to the Secondary School Certificate level. [2]

Career

Sharafuddin joined the Pakistan Army but left on 5 May 1971 to join the Bangladesh Liberation War. [2] Later, during the war, he became part of the newly formed Bangladesh Air Force, operating from the Dimapur Air Base in Assam, India. [2] Bangladesh Air Force was organised under Air Commodore A.K. Khondaker. [3] He carried out bombing raids with Indian donated aircraft against the Pakistan Army during the war as part of the Operation Kilo Flight. [4] [2]

Death

Sharafuddin died in a plane crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1972. [2] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "কিলো ফ্লাইট: মুক্তিযুদ্ধে আকাশ জয়ের গল্প". Newsbangla24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "শরফুদ্দিন আহমেদ, বীর উত্তম | সংগ্রামের নোটবুক" . Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  3. ↑ "War of Liberation, The - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Operation Kilo Flight: A story of valour". The Daily Star. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "1971 | ORGANIZATION OF BANGLADESH OPERATIONAL SECTORS AND DIFFERENT FORCES | Major General Sarwar Hossain | সংগ্রামের নোটবুক" . Retrieved 2025-04-27.
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