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Chief of Naval Staff
CNS
Flag of the Bangladesh Navy
since 27 January 2016
Bangladesh Navy
Reports toThe Prime Minister of Bangladesh
SeatNavy HQ, Banani, Dhaka
AppointerThe PM of Bangladesh
Term lengthmaximum 4 years
First holderActing Captain Nurul Huq,(E),BN
Websitenavy.mil.bd

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Navy. The position is abbreviated as CNS in Bangladesh Navy, and currently held by a four-star officer in the rank of admiral. The current CNS is Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed, who took office on 27 January 2016 following retirement of Admiral M Farid Habib.[1][2]

Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Army Staff or its preceding positions since the independence of Bangladesh.

List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:[3]

No. Portrait Chief of Naval Staff Took office Left office Time in office
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Nurul Huq
Huq, NurulCaptain
Nurul Huq
(born 1922)
Acting		7 April 19726 November 19731 year, 213 days
1
Musharraf Hussain Khan
Khan, MusharrafRear Admiral
Musharraf Hussain Khan		7 November 19733 November 19795 years, 361 days
2
Mahbub Ali Khan psn
Khan, MahbubRear Admiral
Mahbub Ali Khan psn
(1934–1984)		4 November 19796 August 1984 †4 years, 276 days
3
Sultan Ahmed
Ahmed, SultanRear Admiral
Sultan Ahmed
(1938–2012)		6 August 198414 August 19906 years, 8 days
4
Amir Ahmed Mustafa
Mustafa, AmirRear Admiral
Amir Ahmed Mustafa		15 August 19902 May 1991260 days
5
Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc
Islam, MuhammadRear Admiral
Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc
(born 1941)		4 June 19913 June 19953 years, 303 days
6Islam, Muhammad NRear Admiral
Mohammad Nurul Islam ncc, psc		4 June 19953 June 19993 years, 303 days
7
Abu Taher ncc, psc
Taher, AbuRear Admiral
Abu Taher ncc, psc		4 June 19993 June 20022 years, 303 days
8
Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc
Mujtaba, ShahRear Admiral
Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc
(born 1948)		4 June 20029 January 20052 years, 281 days
9
M. Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc
Khan, MohammadRear Admiral
M. Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc
(1950–2013)		9 January 20059 February 20072 years, 31 days
10Nizam, SarwarVice Admiral
Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc
(born 1952)		10 January 200728 January 20092 years, 18 days
11
Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc
Ahmed, ZahirVice Admiral
Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc
(born 1957)		29 January 200928 January 20133 years, 365 days
12
M. Farid Habib (,ND) NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc
Habib, M.Admiral
M. Farid Habib (,ND) NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc
(born 1959)		28 January 201327 January 20162 years, 364 days
13
Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc
Ahmed, MohammadAdmiral
Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc
(born 1960)		27 January 2016Incumbent8 years, 286 days

See also

References

  1. ^ "President, PM pay tribute to martyrs on Armed Forces Day". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Nizamuddin made new navy chief". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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