Mohammad Abdur Rab (Bir Uttam)

Mohammad Abdur Rab, Bir Uttom (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব) (born 1919 – died 1975) also known as M A Rab, was the first Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 10 April 1971 till 6 April 1972.

Mohammad Abdur Rab
Born1919
Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India
Died1975
Dhaka, Bangladesh
AllegiancePakistan, Bangladesh
Service/branchPakistan Army, Bangladesh Army
RankMajor General( Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from Pakistan Army in 1970)
Unit1st East Bengal Regiment Staff SSD Unit, Pakistan Army
Commands heldchief of staff of Bangladesh Army in 1971 under the command of Colonel M.A.G Osmani, C-in-C, Bangladesh Forces[1]

Early life

Abdur-Rab was born at village of Khagaura under Baniachong of Habiganj in 1919. A lifelong bachelor, he was elected as lawmaker from the Jatiya Sangsad constituency comprising Baniachang and Ajmiriganj thanas.[2]

Death

Abdur-Rab died 14 November 1975[3] at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka at age 56. He had been suffering from ailments including anemia. He was laid to rest at his village of khagaura on the banks of Khowai River in Habiganj.

His younger brother Abdur Rahim said that no pension was paid to any of his family members. Abdur Rab's grave is at the district headquarters of Habiganj. Other than some local freedom fighters, nobody was seen to go visit the site, even on the country's national days. [4]

After independence of Bangladesh

Abdur Rab was honoured with the 'Bir Uttam', the country's second highest award. He was also given the rank of Major General. He was awarded the Independence Day Award posthumously in 2000.[5]

References
  1. "Gen MA Rab's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. Hossain, Abu Md. Delwar (2012). "Rob, Major General MA". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. "MA Rab". News Today. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. "Behind the Scene". Star Insight. The Daily Star. November 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. "List of Independence Awardees". Cabinet Division (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. মরহুম মেজর জেনারেল মোহাম্মদ আবদুর রব (বীর উত্তম) – স্বাধীনতা ও মুক্তিযুদ্ধ [Late Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab (retd) – Liberation War]
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