Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) (Bengali: নৌবাহিনী প্রধান; Nou Bahini Pradhan) is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Navy. The position is abbreviated as CNS in Bangladesh Navy, and currently held by a four-star officer in the rank of admiral. The current CNS is Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury, who took office on 26 January 2019.
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| Style | Admiral |
| Abbreviation | CNS |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Seat | Navy HQ, Banani, Dhaka |
| Nominator | Ministry of defence |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister with the advice and consent of the President |
| Term length | Maximum 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | Navy Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No. XXXV of 1961) |
| Precursor | Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Navy |
| Formation | July 1971 |
| First holder | Acting Captain Nurul Huq |
| Succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of Minister of Defence. |
| Unofficial names | Naval Chief |
| Salary | ৳100,000 (US$1,180), monthly |
| Website | navy |
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Appointees
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh.
List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:[1]
| No. | Picture | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| - | Captain Mohan Narayan Rao Samant[3] (1930–2019) Acting | July 1971 | 7 April 1972 | 9 months | |
| - | Captain Nurul Huq (born 1922) Acting | 7 April 1972 | 6 November 1973 | 1 year, 213 days | |
| 1 | Rear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan | 7 November 1973 | 3 November 1979 | 5 years, 361 days | |
| 2 | Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan psn (1934–1984) | 4 November 1979 | 6 August 1984 † | 4 years, 276 days | |
| 3 | Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed (1938–2012) | 6 August 1984 | 14 August 1990 | 6 years, 8 days | |
| 4 | Rear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa | 15 August 1990 | 2 May 1991 | 260 days | |
| 5 | Rear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc (born 1941) | 4 June 1991 | 3 June 1995 | 3 years, 303 days | |
| 6 | Rear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam ncc, psc | 4 June 1995 | 3 June 1999 | 3 years, 303 days | |
| 7 | Rear Admiral Abu Taher ncc, psc | 4 June 1999 | 3 June 2002 | 2 years, 303 days | |
| 8 | Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc (born 1948) | 4 June 2002 | 9 January 2005 | 2 years, 281 days | |
| 9 | Rear Admiral M. Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc (1950–2013) | 9 January 2005 | 9 February 2007 | 2 years, 31 days | |
| 10 | Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc (born 1952) | 10 January 2007 | 28 January 2009 | 2 years, 18 days | |
| 11 | Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1957) | 29 January 2009 | 28 January 2013 | 3 years, 365 days | |
| 12 | Admiral M. Farid Habib (,ND) NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1959) | 28 January 2013 | 27 January 2016 | 2 years, 364 days | |
| 13 | Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc (born 1960) | 27 January 2016 | 26 January 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | |
| 14 | Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury NBP, OSP, BCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc (born 1959) | 26 January 2019 | Incumbent | 1 year, 133 days |
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References
- "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- "1971 war hero dies". The Tribune. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "1971 war hero dies". The Tribune. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
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