Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)

The Principal Staff Officer, abbreviated as PSO, is the head of the Armed Forces Division in Bangladesh. It is currently held by a three-star rank lieutenant general. The current PSO Lt. General Md Mahfuzur Rahman was appointed in February 2016.[1][2]

Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
Incumbent
Md Mahfuzur Rahman
since 01 February, 2016
Bangladesh Armed Forces
AbbreviationPSO
Reports toPrime Minister of Bangladesh
AppointerPrime Minister of Bangladesh
Term lengthNo fixed term as known.
FormationDecember 1978
Websitehttp://www.afd.gov.bd/

Role and functions

The Principal Staff Officer is the head of Armed Forces Division, which is part of the Prime Minister's Office. He is assisted by a PS (acting PSO) & five departmental heads each one star rank military officer from Bangladesh Armed Forces.[3]

Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Prime Minister he has the authority, direction, and control over all operational and administrative services. He also, as per government notification, performs the duties of a full-fledged Secretary with full administrative and financial authority as that of a Secretary in any other Division / Ministry.[4]

Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of Principal Staff Officer or its preceding positions since the formation of the division.[5][6][7][8]

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No. Principal Staff OfficerTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Bhuiyan, ShubidMajor general
Shubid Ali Bhuiyan		199119964–5 years
2
Nur, A.I.M.Major general
A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur PSC		200420061–2 years
3
Chowdhury, JahangirMajor general
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Ndc, PSC
(born 1953)		2006June 20070–1 years
4
Chowdhury, MasudLieutenant general
Masud Uddin Chowdhury NDU, PSC		June 20072 June 20081 year
5
Mubeen, MdLieutenant general
Md Abdul Mubeen Ndc, psc
(born 1955)		4 June 200812 June 20091 year, 8 days
6
Wadud, AbdulLieutenant general
Abdul Wadud Ndc, psc		13 June 20091 January 20133 years, 203 days
7
Huq, ShafiulLieutenant general
Shafiul Huq Ndc, psc
(born 1958)		1 January 201324 June 20152 years, 174 days
8
Islam, MoinulLieutenant general
Moinul Islam Afwc, psc		1 July 201531 January 2016214 days
9
Rahman, MdLieutenant general
Md Mahfuzur Rahman rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD
(born 1961)		1 February 2016Incumbent4 years, 133 days

References
  1. Division, Armed Forces. "Lieutenant General Md Mahfuzur Rahman,rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD". www.afd.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  2. "Lt Gen Mahfuzur new principal staff officer of Armed Forces Division". The Daily Star. 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  3. Division, Armed Forces. "Officer's in AFD". www.afd.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  4. "beautiful BANGLADESH from inside and outside: AFD BD - Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh". beautiful BANGLADESH from inside and outside. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. "Gen Masud made NDC chief in army changes". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  6. "Shubid Ali Bhuiyan » Bio". msabhuiyan.info. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  7. "Lt Gen Mubin new army chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  8. "..:: India Strategic ::." www.indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
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