SM Shafiuddin Ahmed

17th Chief of Army Staff

SM Shafiuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi general. He is the current 17th Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army and former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army Training and Doctrine Command.[1][2] He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS). He was the President of Army Golf Club.[3] He also served as the Director of Military Training (DMT) of Bangladesh Army .He is the Quartermaster general (QMG) of Bangladesh Army.[4] On 10th of June 2021, General Shafiuddin Ahmed, has been appointed as Chief of Army Staff (CAS) for three years starting 24th of June 2021.[5]


SM Shafiuddin Ahmed
এস এম শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ
Official Military Portrait
17th Chief of Army Staff
Assumed office
24 June 2021
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAziz Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1963-12-01) 1 December 1963 (age 60)
Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
(present-day Khulna, Bangladesh)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
Websitewww.army.mil.bd
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1983 - present
Rank General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment (Corps of Infantry)
CommandsQuartermaster General of Bangladesh Army
GOC of ARTDOC
GOC of 19th Infantry Division
GOC of Logistics Formation
• Commander of 52 Infantry Brigade
Colonel of the Regiment of East Bengal Regiment & Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (BIR)
Colonel Commandant of Corps of Military Police
DG of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)
• Senior Directing Staff (SDS) of National Defence College
• Deputy Force Commander of MINUSCA
Battles/warsONUMOZ, MINUSCA

Career

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Ahmed was commissioned in the 4th Battalion the East Bengal Regiment of Bangladesh Army on 23 December 1983 in the 9th Bangladesh Military Academy Long Course.[1] He served as Battalion Commander in 1st Bangladesh Battalion of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and commanded an Infantry Brigade. He also served as the Director of Military Training in Military Training Directorate at the General Staff Branch, Army headquarters. He served as the General Officer Commanding & Area Commander of the 19th Infantry Division & Ghatail Area in 2012.[6][7] He also served a the Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS). Also served as the Chief of Doctrine of Army Training & Doctrine Command (ARTDOC).

Ahmed served as a Deputy Force Commander of MINUSCA.[8][9] He served as a Senior Directing Staff (SDS) at National Defense College, GOC of 19th Infantry Division and the GOC of the Area Commander of Logistics Area. On 25 August 2019, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and made the GOC of the Army Training and Doctrine Command.[1] He is the chief Patron of Bangladesh International School and College.[10] [1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Maj Gen Shafiuddin promoted to Lieutenant General". UNB. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল হলেন এস এম শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  3. "President of Army Golf Club Major General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating the 4th Walton President Cup Golf Tournament 2019". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Major shuffle in the top brass of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. "SM Shafiuddin Ahmed made new army chief". The Business Standard. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. লে. জেনারেল হলেন শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  7. লে. জেনারেল হলেন এস এম শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  8. মেজর জেনারেল এস এম শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ এর লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল পদে পদোন্নতি লাভ. আইএসপিআর (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  9. লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল হলেন শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ. dailyjagaran.com (in Bengali). 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  10. "Message from Chief Patron". bisc.com.bd/. Bangladesh International School & College. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.