Mustafizur Rahman (general)

Mustafizur Rahman
Born Rangpur, East Pakistan
Died Dhaka
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Rank General

Mustafizur Rahman was a Bangladeshi Army officer who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 24 December 1997 – 23 December 2000.

Early life

Mustafizur Rahman was born in Rangpur, East Pakistan.[1]

Career

He fought in Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded Bir Protik by the Government of Bangladesh.[1] He was wounded in action on November 1971. He would serve General officer commanding of an infantry 19th Division (Mymensingh) and principal staff officer of Bangladesh army.[2] He served as the Army chief of Bangladesh from December 1997 to December 2000.[1] In 2004 the Bangladesh Nationalist party government tried to demote him post retirement from General to Lieutenant General and accused that his promotion was a result of his undue influence on the previous Bangladesh Awami League government.[3] Bangladesh High Court nullified the government order.[4]

Controversy

He was one of the accused in a corruption case regarding the procurement of MiG-29 for Bangladesh Air Force along with other government officials including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 242. ISBN 0810874539.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh names new army chief". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ex-army chief Mustafiz loses his four-star general rank". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Stripping ex-army chief Mustafizur Rahman of rank illegal: HC". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ex-army chief gets bail in MiG-29 case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Bangladesh PM faces court action". news.bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporaton. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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