Aurangzeb Chowdhury

Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury, (G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc, BN , (born 28 September 1959) is a four star Admiral of Bangladesh and the former Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy.[1][2] Previously, he held the post of Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[3][4]

Admiral

Aurangzeb Chowdhury

(G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc, BN
Born (1959-09-28) September 28, 1959
Feni
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Navy
Years of service10 December 1980 - 25 July 2020
RankAdmiral

Commands held
Awards
Spouse(s)Prof.Dr Afroza Aurangzeb
RelationsOne son and a daughter

Early life and education

Abu Mozaffar Mohiuddin Mohammed Aurangzeb Chowdhury was born in Chhagalnaiya Upazila of Feni District on 28 September 1959.[5][6] Chowdhury was commissioned in the Executive Branch in Bangladesh Navy on 10 December 1980.

He attended various courses at home & abroad. He has done cadet training & basic course in Germany, Surface Warfare Officer Course in USA, Instructional Technique Course at Chittagong Teacher's Training College, Gunnery Specialization Course in India, Missile Weapon System Course in China, Naval Staff Course in Germany, C++ Programming with Operating System at AUST in Dhaka, Training on Combat System (Operator Training) in Netherlands, Ship Building Technology Course in South Korea, BA & MDS (Masters in Defence Studies) from National University and MBA from Bangladesh Open University & presently pursuing his M Phil under BUP.

He completed NDC in 2010 and Capstone Course in 2012 from National Defence College, Mirpur, Dhaka.[7][8] He is proficient in German and French.[9]

Military career

He has held a number of positions in Bangladesh Navy. He was commanding Officer of the Frigate & different ships, He also served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) at Navy HQ.[9][10] He served as the Commodore Commanding Chittagong, Commodore Superintendent Dockyard, Naval Secretary & Directors at NHQ, Commandant of Marine Academy, Zonal Commander of Coast Guard East Zone and Principal of Marine Fisheries Academy, Chittagong etc.[9][11]

In his long illustrious career he has been awarded 16 medals. Among them, notable are Bangladesh Navy Medal, Extraordinary Service Medal, Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal, President Coast Guard Medal & Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal Service.[12]

He was made the Director General Of Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 February 2016.[6] He took over the office as Chief of Naval Staff on 26 January 2019.

Personal life

He is married to gynecologist Afroza Aurangzeb. The couple has a son and a daughter.[9]

References
  1. "Aurangzeb Chowdhury new Navy chief". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. "Aurangzeb new navy chief". The Daily Star. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  3. "rings in Bengali New Year with lively get-together". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  4. "Indian president reiterates support to combatting militancy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  5. নৌবাহিনীর নতুন প্রধানের দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  6. "Rear Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury made new DG of Coast Guard". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  7. "National Defence College Mission and Vision". ndc.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  8. "National Defence College Mission and Vision". ndc.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  9. "Aurangzeb Chow new DG of Coast Guard". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  10. "bdnews24.com rings in Bengali New Year with lively get-together". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  11. "Commodore Superintendent Dockyard". csd.navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  12. "Aurangzeb Chowdhury made new Navy chief". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
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