Mustafizur Rahman (general)

Mustafizur Rahman
Bir Bikrom
Chief of Army Staff
In office
24 December 1997 – 23 December 2000
Preceded by Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman
Succeeded by M Harun-Ar-Rashid
Personal details
Born (1941-01-20)20 January 1941
Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 3 August 2008(2008-08-03) (aged 67)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Rank General

Mustafizur Rahman (20 January 1941 – 3 August 2008)[1] was a Bangladeshi Army general who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from December 1997 until December 2000.

Early life

Rahman was born in Rangpur, East Pakistan.[2]

Career

Rahman fought in Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded Bir Bikrom by the Government of Bangladesh.[2] He was wounded in action on November 1971. He would serve General officer commanding of an infantry 19th Division (Mymensingh) and principal staff officer of Bangladesh army.[3] He served as the Army chief of Bangladesh from December 1997 to December 2000.[2] In 2004 the Bangladesh Nationalist party government tried to demote him post retirement from General to Lieutenant General and accused that his promotion was a result of his undue influence on the previous Bangladesh Awami League government.[4] Bangladesh High Court nullified the government order and reinstalled his four star rank.[5]

Controversy

Rahman was one of the accused in a corruption case regarding the procurement of MiG-29 for Bangladesh Air Force along with other government officials including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Gen Mustafiz passes away". The Daily Star. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 242. ISBN 0810874539.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh names new army chief". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ex-army chief Mustafiz loses his four-star general rank". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stripping ex-army chief Mustafizur Rahman of rank illegal: HC". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ex-army chief gets bail in MiG-29 case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Bangladesh PM faces court action". news.bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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