Aurangzeb Chowdhury Explained

Honorific Prefix:Admiral
Aurangzeb Chowdhury
Honorific Suffix:(G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc, BN
Office:15th Chief of Naval Staff
Termstart:26 January 2019
Term End:24 July 2020
President:Abdul Hamid
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Predecessor:Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
Successor:M Shaheen Iqbal
Office1:14th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
Predecessor1:M Makbul Hossain
Successor1:M Ashraful Haq
President1:Abdul Hamid
Primeminister1:Sheikh Hasina
Term Start1:16 February 2016
Term End1:26 January 2019
Birth Date:28 September 1959
Branch:
Serviceyears:10 December 1980 - 25 July 2020
Rank: Admiral
Commands:
Awards: Noubahini Padak (NBP)
Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)
German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency
Commendation Padak
U.S Navy Surface Warfare Officer Insignia
Spouse:Dr.Afroza Aurangzeb
Children:2

Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury (born 28 September 1959) is a former 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]

Early life

Abu Mozaffar Mohiuddin Mohammed Aurangzeb Chowdhury was born on 28 September 1959. He received his commission into the Bangladesh Navy in 1980.

Career

He has held a number of positions in the Bangladesh Navy. He was commanding officer of a frigate, among other ships. He served as the Commandant of the Bangladesh Marine Academy from November 2008 to March 2009.[4] He served as the Commodore Superintendent Dockyard from October 2009 to December 2010.[5] He also served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) at Navy HQ.[6] He served as the Commodore Commanding Chittagong, Naval Secretary & Directors at NHQ, Zonal Commander of Coast Guard East Zone and principal of the Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Academy, Chittagong etc.

He was made the Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 February 2016.[7] He took over the office as Chief of Naval Staff on 26 January 2019 and retires on 25 July 2020.

Personal life

He is married to gynecologist Afroza Aurangzeb. The couple has a son and a daughter.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Aurangzeb Chowdhury new Navy chief . Bangla Tribune. en. 2019-01-21.
  2. News: Aurangzeb new navy chief. 2019-01-21. The Daily Star. en. 2019-01-21.
  3. News: Indian president reiterates support to combatting militancy . Prothom Alo . 2016-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729145504/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/113929/Indian-president-reiterates-support-to-combatting. 2016-07-29. dead.
  4. Web site: Ex-Commandants . Marine Academy Bangladesh.
  5. Web site: Commodore Superintendent Dockyard. csd.navy.mil.bd. 2016-11-07.
  6. News: bdnews24.com rings in Bengali New Year with lively get-together. bdnews24.com. 2016-08-16.
  7. News: Rear Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury made new DG of Coast Guard. bdnews24.com. 2016-08-16.
  8. News: Aurangzeb Chow new DG of Coast Guard. The Asian Age. Bangladesh. 2016-11-07.