AKM Aminul Haque (officer)

AKM Aminul Haque is a two-star rank Bangladesh Army officer and incumbent Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. Prior to join here he was Senior Directing Staff -SDS (Army)-2, National Defence College.[1] Prior to Join NDC, he served as director of IT, Directorate of Army Headquarters[2] as well as member of Board of Directors, Trust Bank Limited.[3]

AKM Aminul Haque
ndc, afwc, psc
একেএম আমিনুল হক
Director General of Bangladesh Ansar
Assumed office
18 January 2023
President
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byA K M Nazmul Hasan
Personal details
BornShariatpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
Military Training
NicknameSwapan
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service
Years of service1989–present
Rank Major General
UnitCorps of Signals
CommandsDirector General of Bangladesh Ansar

Early life and education

After completion of SSC and HSC from Cumilla Cadet College he join Bangladesh Army. Haque was commissioned in Bangladesh Army on 22 December 1989 with 21st Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) Long Course. He completed his undergraduate from the University of Chittagong and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He completed a master's in defence studies and another in security studies from the National University of Bangladesh and Bangladesh University of Professionals.

Career

Aminul Haque successfully served as defence adviser at the Bangladesh High Commission in London.[4] In January 2020, he came back to Bangladesh and join NDC course in Mirpur.[5] Later he served as director of IT at Army Headquarter until he got promoted from brigadier general to major general. In December, 2021 he elevated to two-star rank and posted at NDC. He received his PhD degree in the 53rd convocation of Dhaka University. His research topic was ‘Development of Open Space Management System to Response Scenario Earthquake in Dhaka Metropolitan Area’.[6] On 17th January, 2023 Govt appoint him as the Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. [7]

Family life

Aminul Haque is married to Shimul Amin. The couple have two daughters and a son. His brother AKM Enamul Haque Shamim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent deputy minister of Sheikh Hasina government.[8] His father engineer Abul Hashem is a freedom fighter and he runs a charity organization named Ashrafunnesa Foundation.[9] His mother Ratnagarva Begum Ashrafunnesa was also actively participated in the Liberation War with her husband.[10]

References

  1. "National Defence College". ndc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. "Bangabandhu Dhaka Marathon '21 on Jan 10". UNB. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. Express, The Financial. "Trust Bank approves 20pc dividend". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  4. Desk, AA News. "Armed Forces Day celebrated in UK | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  5. "Major General Aminul". Archived from the original on 2022-01-02.
  6. sun, daily. "Maj Gen AKM Aminul Haque receives PhD | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  7. "BGB exchanges fire with drug peddlers along Ukhiya border". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  8. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "AL leaders tense over Shamim shooting". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  9. "বিএনপির কাজই হচ্ছে সরকারের কাজ প্রশ্নবিদ্ধ করা: এনামুল হক শামীম". Jugantor. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  10. মেজর জেনারেল হলেন শরীয়তপুরের একেএম আমিনুল হক স্বপন. bangladeshtoday.net (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.