Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) (Bengali: নৌবাহিনী প্রধান; Nou Bahini Pradhan) 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 M Shaheen Iqbal, who took office on 25 July 2020.
Chief of Naval Staff
নৌবাহিনী প্রধান | |
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Flag of Chief of Naval Staff | |
Bangladesh Navy | |
Style | Admiral |
Abbreviation | CNS |
Member of | |
Reports to | The Prime Minister |
Seat | Navy HQ, Banani, Dhaka |
Nominator | Ministry of defence |
Appointer | The Prime Minister with the advice and consent of the President |
Term length | Maximum 4 years |
Constituting instrument | 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 | Naval Chief |
Salary | ৳100,000 (US$1,180), monthly |
Website | navy |
Appointees
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh.
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 | 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 January 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 NBP, OSP, BCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc (born 1959) | Admiral26 January 2019 | 25 July 2020 | 1 year, 181 days | |
16 | M Shaheen Iqbal NBP, NUP, ndc, psc | Admiral25 July 2020 | Incumbent | 189 days |
References
- "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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