Muhammad Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman
Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman OSP | |
|---|---|
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| Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon | |
| In office 1 July 2020 – 5 July 2023 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Abdul Motaleb Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Javed Tanveer Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1967 Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards |  Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP) |
| 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 UMNIL |
Muhammad Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman[a][b] is a retired two star officer of the Bangladesh army and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon. [1]He was the antecedent chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Rahman was born on 5 July 1967 in Tangail, of then East Pakistan, Pakistan (now, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh). He was enlisted to the Bangladesh Military Academy on 1984 and was commission with the 15th BMA long course in Army Service Corps on 25 December 1986.[5]
Rahman completed his honours bachelors and master's 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]
Military career
[edit]Rahman commanded a supply and transport battalion and two station supply depots in Jessore and Jahangirabad respectively.[7] Rahman additionally instructed at the Bangladesh Military Academy, taught and furthermore served as the commandant of the Army Service Corps Centre and School in Jahanabad Cantonment and was designated as the director of supply and transport and also assistant military secretary at army headquarters. He moreover, served as a colonel general staff for the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and colonel administrative of Ghatail area headquarters.[5][6]
Rahman was promoted to major general on 2016 and appointed as the managing director of the Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[8] Soon after, Rahman was designated as the 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 and transferred to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[11] He was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon in July 2020. He went to leave per retirement on August 2023. Air vice marshal Javed Tanveer Khan succeeded him as the ambassador on 7 July 2023.[8]
UN Mission
[edit]Rahman served with the United Nations peacekeeping force thrice. He was first deployed in United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission on 1991. Rahman later served as chief supply officer of the United Nations Mission in Sudan and furthermore the deputy chief of integrated support services of the United Nations Mission in Liberia.
References
[edit]Footnotes
Citations
- ^ 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 "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.