Momtaz Uddin Ahmed
Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed is a former chief of Bangladesh Air Force.
Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed | |
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| Born | 20 July 1944 Kolkata, British India, now India |
| Died | 22 September 2019 (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan  Bangladesh |
| Service/ | Pakistan Air Force Bangladesh Air Force |
| Years of service | 1963-1991 |
| Rank |  Air Vice Marshal |
| Unit | No. 18, 5, 23 Squadrons in PAF & NO 507 SQN in BAF |
| Battles/wars | RANN OF KATCH 7 INDO_PAK WAR IN 1965 |
| Awards | HI(M), IMTIAZI SANAD, AIR FORCE ONE (IRAQ) |
Career
Ahmed was commissioned in the PAF on 22 June 1963 in the 36th GD(P) Course. He started his career in 1963 as a F-86 fighter pilot in the No. 11, 5 and 23 Squadron of the Pakistan Air Force based in West Pakistan. He made active participation in the 1965 INDO-PAK War and was decorated for gallantry. He was a Squadron Leader posted at Sargodha Airbase at the time of the Liberation War and was kept as a prisoner of war in Pakistan until 1974. He was a top gun in MIG21 aircraft in the USSR. In the BAF he served as an OC of Flying Wing, DC of BAF Academy, Base Commander, Director of Operations and ACAS at the Air Force Headquarters.[1] He was the chief of Bangladesh Air Force from 23 July 1987 to 4 June 1991.[1] He retired on 4 June 1991.[2] Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed died at the age of 75 in Dhaka CMH on 22 September 2019.
References
- "Former COAS – Bangladesh Air Force". www.baf.mil.bd. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- Keesing's Record of World Events. Longman. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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| Preceded by Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud |
Chief of Air Staff 1987 – 1991 |
Succeeded by Air Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Chowdhury |