Fakhrul Ahsan | |
Office: | Force Commander MINURSO |
Term Start: | 04 May 2023 |
Serviceyears: | 1988–Present |
Allegiance: | Bangladesh |
Rank: | Major General |
Unit: | Bangladesh Infantry Regiment |
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Awards: | Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP) |
Predecessor: | Major General Mohammad Main Ullah Chowdhury |
Honorific Prefix: | Major general |
Md Fakhrul Ahsan, BSP, ndu, psc is a major general in the Bangladesh Army and Force Commander for MINURSO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Sahara.[1] Prior to join there, he was GOC of the 10th Infantry Division and & Area Commander, Cox's Bazar Area.[2]
Major General Fakhrul Ahsan was selected at the ISSB for the 19th (BMA) Long Course[3] and was commissioned in 23 December 1988.[4] During his posting as Director of Army military intelligence, he played a significant role in 'Operation Twilight' in Shibbari area of Sylhet, the longest and most complex counter-terror (CT) operation in the history of Bangladesh.[5] In his long career, he also served as Assistant Defence Attaché at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, India and in two peacekeeping missions, in Somalia (UNOSOM-II) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). He also served as Commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiary, Chattogram before takes over command of 10th Infantry division.[6]