Mizanur Rahman Shamim

Lieutenant General
Mizanur Rahman Shameem
BP OSP BAM ndc psc
Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shameem BP OSP BAM ndc psc
	Rahman during his tenure as Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party
16th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
	In office; 29 December 2023 – 6 August 2024
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Waker-uz-Zaman
Succeeded by	SM Kamrul Hassan
Personal details
Born	18 January 1968 (age 56); Barisal, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Alma mater	Bangladesh Military Academy
Awards	Bir Protik ; Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army; Bangladesh Ansar
Years of service	1987 - present
Rank	Lieutenant General;
Unit	Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands	Chief of General Staff at Army Headquarters; PSO of Armed Forces Division; GOC of 9th Infantry Division; GOC of 24th Infantry Division; Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party; GOC of 19th Infantry Division; Commander of 111th Infantry Brigade;

Mizanur Rahman Shameem (Template:Lang-bn) is a Lieutenant General in the Bangladesh Army and incumbent Chief of General Staff at army headquarters. Prior to join CGS, he was the Principal Staff Officer of the Prime Minister's Office, Armed Forces Division. Before that, he served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 9th Infantry Division and Area Commander of the Savar Area. Prior to his current appointment, he served as GOC of the 24th Infantry Division and Area Commander of the Chattogram Area. He also served as Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party. He also served as the GOC of the 19th Infantry Division and Area Commander of the Ghatail Area. He served as the Director of National Security Intelligence (NSI) and commanded one Infantry Brigade in Bogura. He received a gallantry award (Bir Protik) for conducting an operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.^[1]

Career

Shamim was the GOC of the 19th Infantry Division in 2019.^[2] He was the Ghatail Area Commander of the Bangladesh Army.^[3] He oversaw a joint Bangladeshi-Indian army exercise.^[4]

Shamim was appointed the Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defense Party on 29 July 2020. He replaced Major General Kazi Sharif Kaikobad.^[5] On 19 July 2022, he was posted to the 24th Infantry Division as GOC and Area Commander of the Chattogram Area.

Personal life

General Shameem is married to Rehana Parveen Mukti. He is a father of a daughter and a son.^[6]

References

^ "PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICER (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION". Armed Forces Division.
^ "Army always ready to protect Bangladesh's integrity: Army chief". Somoy News. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "Popular Life sponsors event at Mymensingh Cantonment". New Age. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "India Bangladesh Sampriti 2019 Gets Underway At Tangail". sentinelassam.com. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "Maj Gen Mizanur Rahman Shamim new DG of Ansar and VDP". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICER (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION". Armed Forces Division.

[1] "PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICER (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION". Armed Forces Division.

[2] "Army always ready to protect Bangladesh's integrity: Army chief". Somoy News. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[3] "Popular Life sponsors event at Mymensingh Cantonment". New Age. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[4] "India Bangladesh Sampriti 2019 Gets Underway At Tangail". sentinelassam.com. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[5] "Maj Gen Mizanur Rahman Shamim new DG of Ansar and VDP". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[6] "PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICER (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION". Armed Forces Division.

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