Shameem Haidar
Major general & Doctor Shameem Haidar | |
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| Birth name | Md. Shameem Haidar |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Army |
| Rank |  Major General |
Shameem Haidar (Bengali: শামীম হায়দার) is a Rheumatologist and Major General in the Bangladesh Army. He is the DG of Directorate General of Drug Administration.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Shamim Haider obtained his MBBS degree from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College in 1990 and was commissioned into the Medical Corps of the Bangladesh Army on 9 July 1991.[3]
He completed his grading in medicine from AFMI in 1997 and obtained his FCPS degree from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2012. He has completed Fellowship Training in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology from Akhil Bharatiya Ayurvedic Sansthan.[3]
He served at MDS Khagrachhari, CMH Jalalabad, Savar, Bogra, Chittagong, Dhaka and Jessore.[3]
On 1 August 2023, he was promoted to Major General and was assigned as Consultant Physician General in the Directorate General of Military Medical Services until 19 October 2024.[3]
He joined the Directorate General of Drug Administration as Director General on 22 October 2024. He served as the Head of Department and Chief Physician at the Dhaka Combined Military Hospital.[3]
UN Peacekeeping Missions
[edit]Shamim Haider served as a medical specialist in the UN Peacekeeping Mission Banmed-1 in the Central African Republic.[3]
Family Life
[edit]Shamim Haider is married to Nasima Akhter Chowdhury, a professor and head of the Philosophy Department at the Government Titumir College. The couple's only son, Ryan Ibtesham Chowdhury, is an expatriate in the United Kingdom.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "ঔষধ প্রশাসন অধিদপ্তর". dgda.portal.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "ওষুধের কাঁচামাল উৎপাদনে কাজ করবে ডিজিডিএ: মহাপরিচালক". medivoicebd.com. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Office Head, Shamim Haider". Bangladesh National Portal. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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