Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan (4 January 1950 - 19 February 2013) was Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy between 2005 and 2007. He was preceded by Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc, BN and succeeded by Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc, BN.[1]

Rear Admiral
Mohammad Hasan Ali Khan
ndc, psc, BN
10th Chief of Naval Staff
In office
9 January 2005 – 9 February 2007
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Iajuddin Ahmed (acting)
Fazlul Haque (acting)
Fakhruddin Ahmed (acting)
Preceded byShah Iqbal Mujtaba
Succeeded bySarwar Jahan Nizam
Personal details
Born4 January 1950
Gaibandha, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died19 February 2013(2013-02-19) (aged 63)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
 Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1972-2007
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands
  • Naval Secretary at Naval Headquarters
  • Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistics)
  • Commodore Administrative Authority Dhaka (ADMIN Dhaka)
  • Chief of Naval Staff

Early life

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Khan was born in the hat-laxmipur district of Gaibandha in 1950. He joined as an officer cadet in Pakistan Navy on 9 May 1969. Later he was commissioned into the Executive Branch of Bangladesh Navy in 1972. Admiral Khan graduated from the Defence Services Command & Staff College in Dhaka and National Defence College Dhaka. He also took the degree from United States Pacific Centre for Security Studies Executives course.[citation needed]

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Khan commanded a number of ships and establishments of the navy. Khan also held a range of staff command positions including Administrative Authority Dhaka (ADMIN Dhaka) and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Logistics) at Naval Headquarters.[citation needed] Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan, ndc, psc, BN took over the charge of Chief of Naval Staff on 10 January 2005, and served in that position until retiring on February 10, 2007.[2]

He died on 19 February 2013 and was buried at Banani military graveyard.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Chief". Bangladesh Navy. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. ^ a b "Ex-Navy Chief dead". The New Nation. 23 February 2013. Former Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan died at an India hospital on Tuesday. He was 63 ... He was buried at Banani Military Graveyard ... M Hasan Ali Khan, who joined the Navy on February 11, 1970, served as its chief from January 10, 2005 to February 10, 2007.
Military offices
Preceded by
Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba
Chief of Naval Staff
2005 - 2007
Succeeded by
Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam