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Abdul Wadud (general)

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Abdul Wadud
আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ
11th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
13 June 2009 – 1 January 2013
PresidentZillur Rahman
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAbdul Mubeen
Succeeded byBelal Shafiul Haque
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1976–2013
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitCorps of Engineers
Commands

Abdul Wadud is a retired Bangladesh Army lieutenant general and the current managing director of Summit Power.[1][5]

Early life and education

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Abdul Wadud completed his undergraduate degree in engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and his graduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering from a university in the United States.[6][2]

Career

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees and Lt. Gen. Abdul Wadud

Abdul Wadud served as the Commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology from 27 March 2000 to 15 February 2001.[3]

From 3 February 2006 to 27 July 2009, he served again as the Commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology.[3]

Abdul Wadud served as the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division.[1][7] He was the first Vice-Chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Professionals.[4] He is a former Engineer-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Army.[2] He also served as the managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[2] During his tenure, he received Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka during his tour of Bangladesh.[8]

In 2013, after his retirement, Abdul Wadud joined Summit Power as the managing director.[6]

In November 2018, Abdul Wadud and 149 retired military officers pledged to work for the Awami League before the 11th parliamentary elections in December.[9] In 2019, Abdul Wadud received the ICMAB Best Corporate Award on behalf of Summit Group.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)". mist.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Webinar titled 'Team BUP: Past, Present and Future' held on the occasion of 13th Raising Day". bup.edu.bd. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Summit Power gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Wadud new MD of Summit Power". businessnews24bd.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ Power, Alex (2 May 2012). "Bangladeshi military official tours Kingsley Field". Herald and News. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Visiting Sri Lankan Army Commander Calls at DSCSC & MIST in Bangladesh". Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Over 150 retired armed forces officers to work for AL". The Financial Express. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Summit Power tops ICMAB Best Corporate Award". New Age. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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