| A. K. M. Shahidul Haque | |||||||||||||
| Native Name: | এ কে এম শহীদুল হক | ||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | bn | ||||||||||||
| Office: | 26th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police | ||||||||||||
| Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina | ||||||||||||
| President: | Abdul Hamid | ||||||||||||
| Term Start: | 31 December 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Term End: | 30 January 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Hassan Mahmood Khandker | ||||||||||||
| Successor: | Mohammad Javed Patwary | ||||||||||||
| Office1: | 31st Police Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police | ||||||||||||
| Appointed1: | Minister of Home Affairs | ||||||||||||
| Term Start1: | 18 March 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Term End1: | 14 October 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor1: | Naeem Ahmed | ||||||||||||
| Successor1: | Benazir Ahmed | ||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Shariatpur District | ||||||||||||
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A. K. M. Shahidul Haque was a Bangladeshi police officer who served as the 26th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police. He is the founder of Mazid Jarina Foundation School & College. .[1] [2] [3]
Haque was born in Narkalikata, Naria, Shariatpur District to a Bengali Muslim family. He joined Bangladesh Police in 1986 as an assistant superintendent.[4] He held other positions, which include Police Commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, DIG Chittagong Range, DIG Rajshahi Range, DIG (Finance and Development), Police Headquarters, SP Sirajganj, Chittagong, Moulvibazar and Chandpur. Before promoted to IGP, he was Additional IGP (Administration and Operations) at the status of Secretary of Bangladesh Police.[5] [6]
Haque served in three UN peace keeping missions, in Cambodia, Angola and Sudan, and was awarded the UN Peace Medal for his performance.[4]
Haque is the author of different books like - 1. Police and Community with Concept of Community Policing, 2. Community Policing Ki Ebong Keno 3. Somaje Police Ebong Community Policing 4. Bangladesh Police Sarrgrontho 5. Community Policing: Concept, Aims and Objectives and 6. Bangladesh Police Hand Book etc.[7]