Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ জাহাঙ্গীর আল মুস্তাহিদুর রহমান) is a Bangladesh Army major general.[1] In his long career he was the chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board.[2][3] He served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon by the government of Bangladesh.[4]
Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman | |
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| মোঃ জাহাঙ্গীর আল মুস্তাহিদুর রহমান | |
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| Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon and Cyprus | |
| In office 1 July 2020 – 5 July 2023 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Abdul Motaleb Sarker |
| Succeeded by | Air Vice Marshal Javed Tanveer Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 05 July 1967 (age 56) Tangail, East Pakistan |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | https://beirut.mofa.gov.bd/ |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1986 - 2023 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Army Service Corps |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | UNIKOM UNMIS |
Early life edit
Rahman was born on 5 July 1967 in Tangail District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He joined the Bangladesh Military Academy and was commission into the Bangladesh Army Service Corps on 25 December 1986.[5]
Rahman completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the National University of Bangladesh.[6] He graduated from the Defence Services Command and Staff College and received command training in Pakistan.[5]
Career edit
Rahman received his commission on 25 December 1986.[6]
Rahman served as the commander of a supply and transport battalion. He was the commanding officer of a station supply depot. He worked as an assistant military secretary in the Bangladesh Army headquarters.[5]
Rahman held a number of positions in the military intelligence agency, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He worked as an instructor in the Bangladesh Military Academy and Army Service Corps School.[7] He was deployed in United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission in 1991.[5]
Rahman was promoted to commandant of the Army Service Corps Centre and School. He was then transferred to the army headquarters where he worked as the director of Supply and Transport Directorate.[5]
Rahman served as the managing director of the Bangladesh Army owned Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[8] He served as the deputy chief supply officer of the United Nations Mission in Sudan. He served in the United Nations Mission in Liberia as its deputy chief of integrated support services.[5]
Rahman was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Tea Board in 2018.[9] He inaugurated the Sreemangal Upazila tea auction center.[10] In September 2019, he was recalled back to the army.[11] He was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon in July 2020.[8]
References edit
- ^ Reza, Shameem. "Major general Jahangir Al Mustahidur made ambassador to Lebanon". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Sreemangal finally gets its tea auction centre". The Daily Star. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Deshwara, Mintu (11 October 2019). "Tea production surges on favourable weather". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ লেবাননে বাংলাদেশের নতুন রাষ্ট্রদূত মুস্তাহিদুর রহমান. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chairman". teaboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Maj Gen Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman appointed envoy to Lebanon". The Daily Star. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Hossain, Mosharrof. "Maj Gen M Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman made ambassador to Lebanon". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh mission in Lebanon gets new Ambassador". UNB. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Major General Shafeenul is new Director General of BGB". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Deshwara, Mintu (15 May 2018). "Sreemangal finally gets its tea auction centre". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Passport office gets new director general". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.