Admiral
M Shaheen Iqbal
মোহাম্মদ শাহীন ইকবাল
Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal
16th Chief of Naval Staff
In office
25 July 2020 – 24 July 2023
President
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAurangzeb Chowdhury
Succeeded byMohammad Nazmul Hassan
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Cumilla, Bangladesh[1]
Alma mater
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
Websitenavy.mil.bd
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1982–2023
RankAdmiral

Commands• Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
• Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
• Commandar of Chattogram Naval Area
• Commandar of Khulna Naval Area
Battles/warsUNAMI

Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc[1][2] is a retired four star Admiral of the Bangladesh Navy who served as Chief of the Naval Staff till 24 July 2023.[3] Previously he held the posts of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Operations & Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Personnel in Naval Headquarters.

Iqbal has commanded ships of all sizes including Frigates, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), Large Patrol Craft (LPC), Minesweeper, Patrol Craft (PC), Fast Attack Crafts including - Missile and Torpedo Boats. He has also held Navy's top command posts as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations),[4][5] Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel), Commander Chattogram Naval Area (COMCHIT), Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL) and commanded major administrative and training bases including BNS TITUMIR and School of Maritime Warfare and Tactics (SMWT). He served as Director Naval Operations (DNO) and Director Naval Intelligence (DNI) at the Naval Headquarters. Additionally, he was also appointed as Director, National Security Intelligence (NSI).[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chief of Naval Staff". Bangladesh Navy. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "New navy chief pays tribute to Bangabandhu in Tungipara". Daily Sun.
  3. ↑ "Vice Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal takes office as Chief of Naval Staff". Dhaka Tribune.
  4. ↑ "M Shaheen Iqbal made new Navy chief". The Daily Star.
  5. ↑ "Rear Admiral Shaheen Iqbal made new Navy chief". New Age.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh names Shaheen Iqbal as new Navy chief". bdnews24.com.
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