Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)
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Chief of Naval Staff | |
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নৌবাহিনী প্রধান (Bengali) | |
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since 24 July 2023 | |
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Type | Bangladesh Navy service chief |
Abbreviation | CNS |
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Seat | Navy HQ, Banani, Dhaka |
Nominator | Ministry of Defence |
Appointer | The Prime Minister with President advice and consent |
Term length | Maximum 4 years |
Constituting instrument | The Navy Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No. XXXV OF 1961) |
Precursor | Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Navy |
Formation | July 1971 |
First holder | Acting Captain Nurul Huq |
Succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of Minister of Defence. |
Unofficial names | Navy Chief |
Salary | ৳ 100,000 monthly (US$ 1,175) ৳ 12,00,000 annually (US$ 14,104) |
Website | navy |
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) (Bengali: নৌবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Naubāhinī pradhāna) is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Navy. The position is abbreviated as CNS in Bangladesh Navy, and currently held by an Admiral. The current CNS is Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, who took office on 24 July 2023.
Appointees
[edit]The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral.
List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:[1]
No. | Picture | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Nurul Huq (1936–2021) Acting Chief of the Naval Staff | Captain7 April 1972 | 6 November 1973 | 1 year, 213 days | |
2 | Musharraf Hussain Khan (1932–2018) | Rear Admiral7 November 1973 | 3 November 1979 | 5 years, 361 days | |
3 | Mahbub Ali Khan psn (1934–1984) | Rear Admiral4 November 1979 | 6 August 1984 † | 4 years, 276 days | |
4 | Sultan Ahmed (1938–2012) | Rear Admiral6 August 1984 | 14 August 1990 | 6 years, 8 days | |
5 | Amir Ahmed Mustafa | Rear Admiral15 August 1990 | 2 May 1991 | 260 days | |
6 | Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc (1941–2020) | Rear Admiral4 June 1991 | 3 June 1995 | 3 years, 303 days | |
7 | Mohammad Nurul Islam ncc, psc | Rear Admiral4 June 1995 | 3 June 1999 | 3 years, 303 days | |
8 | Abu Taher ncc, psc | Rear Admiral4 June 1999 | 3 June 2002 | 2 years, 303 days | |
9 | Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc (born 1948) | Rear Admiral4 June 2002 | 9 January 2005 | 2 years, 281 days | |
10 | M. Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc (1950–2013) | Rear Admiral9 January 2005 | 9 February 2007 | 2 years, 31 days | |
11 | Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc (born 1952) | Vice Admiral10 February 2007 | 28 January 2009 | 2 years, 18 days | |
12 | Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1957) | Vice Admiral29 January 2009 | 28 January 2013 | 3 years, 365 days | |
13 | M. Farid Habib (ND) NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1959) | Admiral28 January 2013 | 27 January 2016 | 2 years, 364 days | |
14 | Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc (born 1960) | Admiral27 January 2016 | 26 January 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | |
15 | Aurangzeb Chowdhury (G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc (born 1959) | Admiral26 January 2019 | 25 July 2020 | 1 year, 181 days | |
16 | M Shaheen Iqbal NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc (born 1964) | Admiral25 July 2020 | 24 July 2023 | 2 years, 363 days | |
17 | Mohammad Nazmul Hassan , OSP, NPP, ndc, ncc, psc (born 1967) | Admiral24 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 25 days |
See also
[edit]- List of serving admirals of the Bangladesh Navy
- Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
- Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)
References
[edit]- ^ "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-10.