Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal Explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Rear Admiral (retd). |
| Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal |
| Honorific Suffix: | (G), ndc, MDS, psc, BN |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Jamalpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Serviceyears: | 1979-2015 |
| Rank: | Rear Admiral
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| Commands: | - BNS Ali Haider
- Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN)
- Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
- Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
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| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Office: | High Commissioner to the Maldives | | Term Start: | 2 August 2010[1] | | Term End: | 15 December 2014[2] |
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Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal (born 1957) is a retired Bangladesh Navy Rear Admiral and former Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel).[3] [4]
Early life
Awal was born in 1957 in Jamalpur District and joined Bangladesh Navy in July 1976 as an Officer Cadet. He is a member of the pioneer batch on Bangladesh Navy. He was commissioned as Acting Sub Lieutenant In Bangladesh Navy in January 1979. In his long naval career he received various training from Turkey, India, UK and US. Awal graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Naval commands
As a successful gunner, Awal commanded almost all kinds of ships and establishments during his long naval service. He commanded BN frigates BNS Umar Farooq and BNS Ali Haider. He also served as Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN) as staff appointment to command BN fleet. He was appointed as Defence Attaché of Bangladesh Mission to Sri Lanka. Commodore Awal (G), ndc, MDS, psc, BN was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 29 September 2008[5] and appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operation). He was High Commissioner to the Maldives from August 2010 to January 2015.[1] [6] [7]
Personal life
Awal married Keya Awal and has one daughter.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2010-08-02 . Rear Admiral Awal made envoy to Maldives . 2023-06-16 . The Daily Star . en.
- Web site: Bangladeshi High Commissioner pays farewell call on President Yameen . 2023-06-15 . The President's Office.
- News: Merrett . Neil . 30 April 2011 . Expatriate "troubles" exacerbated by lack of border policy, says immigration head . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929214334/http://minivannews.com/society/expatriate-%E2%80%9Ctroubles%E2%80%9D-exacerbated-by-lack-of-border-policy-says-immigration-head-19563 . 29 September 2011 . 2 July 2011.
- News: Navy clinch title . 25 October 2008 . Financial Express . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035743/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=48935&date=2008-10-25 . 2 April 2012 . 3 July 2011.
- News: Awal promoted to Rear Admiral . Daily Star . 3 July 2011.
- News: Take steps to expand trade ties with Maldives . Daily Star . 3 September 2010 . 3 July 2011.
- News: Bangladesh appoints new High Commissioner to Maldives . Haveeru Daily . Malé . 17 January 2015 . 27 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203152443/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/maldivesbangladesh/58497 . 3 February 2016 .
