Nurul Huq (Captain)

Captain
Nurul Huq
Born 24 February 1922
Habiganj, British India
Allegiance  British Raj
 Pakistan
 Bangladesh
Service/branch  Royal Indian Navy
Pakistan Navy
(1947-69)
 Bangladesh Navy
(1971-73)
Years of service 1942-1973
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held Chiefs of Naval Staff
Director of Operations of the BCG
Commander Chittagong Naval Area

Nurul Huq was the first chief of Bangladesh Navy. He retired as a Commodore from the Pakistan Navy in 1969, and he joined the Mukti Bahini and commanded the nascent Bangladesh Navy during the Liberation War in 1971[1] He was also a former shipping minister.[2][3] He was the naval chief from 7 April 1972 to 6 November 1973.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1982-01-01.
  2. ↑ News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses. 1982-07-01.
  3. ↑ Suhrawardi, Ghulam M. (2015-12-02). Bangladesh Maritime History. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781460272794.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
Military offices
New title Chief of Naval Staff
January 1972 - 6 November 1973		 Succeeded by
Rear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan
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