Sheikh Mamun Khaled
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1981-2020
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitCorps of Signals
Commands held
Battles/wars
Awards Independence Day Award

Sheikh Mamun Khaled OSP, SUP is a retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army and former commandant of National Defence College.[4][5][6]

Career

Mamun Khaled was a signal corps officer of Bangladesh army. He served as the Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence for 3 years from 2011 to 2013. He was then made the Vice-Chancellor of the Army run Bangladesh University of Professionals.[2] He earned the Chancellor Gold Medal for his PhD, he was the first person to complete PhD in Bangladesh University of Professionals.[3][7]

Mamun Khaled served in a number of different positions in Bangladesh Army. He was an instructor at Military Intelligence School, Army Headquarters, Colonel Staff of an Infantry Division, Commandant of the School of Military Intelligence, Area Commander Logistic Area. Prior to assuming as the Commandant, National Defence College of Bangladesh, he was also commandant of Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[8]

The General also served in the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Bosnia and UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). He is the first foreign recipient who had been awarded a fellowship from the United Service Institution (USI) of India for his great contribution to the Military Leadership.[9]

References

  1. "Commandant". www.ndc.gov.bd.
  2. 1 2 "Govt names new DGFI chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "BUP VC Khaled earns Chancellor Gold Medal". Dhaka Tribune. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. "BUP VC General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan appointed commandant of National Defence College". m.bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. "Lt Gen Ataul Hakim begins working as NDC commandant". The Business Standard. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. "Lt Gen Ataul new commandant of NDC - City News - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. "Maj Gen Sheikh Mamun new DGFI chief". The Daily Star. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. "Commandant". www.ndc.gov.bd.
  9. "Lt Gen Sheikh Mamun Khaled awarded with distinguished fellowship by USI". ISPR. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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