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'''Sultan Ahmed''' was 4th [[Chief]] of [[Bangladesh Navy]], addressed as the [[Chief of Naval Staff]] ([[CNS]]). He was |
'''Sultan Ahmed''' was 4th [[Chief]] of [[Bangladesh Navy]], addressed as the [[Chief of Naval Staff]] ([[CNS]]). He was the first [[Three Star]] [[General]] in Bangladesh Navy. He was a Gunnery Officer aboard a Missile Frigate in the [[Pakistan Navy]] and qualified to be a logistics officer on a Submarine. Between 1963 and 1968 he was a Submarine Warfare Officer. At the time of the 1971 War, he was studying in the [[United States Army Intelligence Center]] for a joint NATO counter-intelligence training program <ref>{{cite book|last1=Rizvi|first1=H.|title=Pakistan and the Geostrategic Environment: A Study of Foreign Policy|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230379848|pages=56|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5SiHDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=Rear+Admiral+Sultan+Ahmed&source=bl&ots=mgiA8PQphB&sig=UgCwoK1SvZhBnpQnZzi8qfIJSFE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje1L2wvrXOAhXJthQKHYZmB5IQ6AEIWDAN#v=onepage&q=Rear%20Admiral%20Sultan%20Ahmed&f=false|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bp1KAQAAIAAJ|title=IDSA News Review on East Asia|last=|first=|date=1990-01-01|publisher=Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=32|language=en|via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jk26AAAAIAAJ|title=Near East/South Asia Report|date=1987-01-01|publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service|language=en}}</ref> He was made the Deputy Director General of newly created [[DGFI]] under [[Lieutenant General]] [[Ziaur Rahman]]'s supervision. He was an Deputy Martial Law Administrator during the Regime of President [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] and the Minister For IWT & Shipping.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_EXsbafGiBgC|title=The Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: Workshop on the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, Dhaka, People People's Republic of Bangladesh, November 23-25, 1985|last=|first=|date=1986-01-01|publisher=BRILL|year=|isbn=0898389178|location=|pages=xix|language=en|via=}}</ref> He was the chief of Bangladesh navy from 6 August 1984 to 14 August 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil.bd/former_chief.php|title=Bangladesh Navy|website=www.navy.mil.bd|access-date=2016-08-09}}</ref>He was also elected as a [[Member of Parliament]] in 1991. In 1997, he was appointed as Special [[Ambassador]] to [[Middle East]]. |
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Sultan Ahmed | |
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| Born | 4 April 1938 Rajshahi |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan Bangladesh |
| Service |  Pakistan Navy Bangladesh Navy |
| Years of service | 1959-1990 |
| Commands | Chiefs of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy Director General, NSI Deputy Director General, DGFI Director of Operations of the Bangladesh Coast Guard Chittagong Naval Area Command |
| Awards | US Marine Battle Honour Bangladesh Navy Medal Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal Bangladesh Police Medal President's Police Medal |
| Other work | Member of Parliament |
Sultan Ahmed was 4th Chief of Bangladesh Navy, addressed as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS). He was the first Three Star General in Bangladesh Navy. He was a Gunnery Officer aboard a Missile Frigate in the Pakistan Navy and qualified to be a logistics officer on a Submarine. Between 1963 and 1968 he was a Submarine Warfare Officer. At the time of the 1971 War, he was studying in the United States Army Intelligence Center for a joint NATO counter-intelligence training program [1][2][3] He was made the Deputy Director General of newly created DGFI under Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman's supervision. He was an Deputy Martial Law Administrator during the Regime of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad and the Minister For IWT & Shipping.[4] He was the chief of Bangladesh navy from 6 August 1984 to 14 August 1990.[5]He was also elected as a Member of Parliament in 1991. In 1997, he was appointed as Special Ambassador to Middle East.
References
- ^ Rizvi, H. Pakistan and the Geostrategic Environment: A Study of Foreign Policy. Springer. p. 56. ISBN 9780230379848.
- ^ IDSA News Review on East Asia. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1990-01-01. p. 32.
- ^ Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1987-01-01.
- ^ The Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: Workshop on the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, Dhaka, People People's Republic of Bangladesh, November 23-25, 1985. BRILL. 1986-01-01. pp. xix. ISBN 0898389178.
- ^ "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 2016-08-09.