| Kazi Sarwar Hossain | |||||||||||||
| Office: | 12th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | ||||||||||||
| President: | Zillur Rahman Abdul Hamid | ||||||||||||
| Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina | ||||||||||||
| Term Start: | 1 April 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Term End: | 4 December 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | A. S. M. A. Abedin | ||||||||||||
| Successor: | M Makbul Hossain | ||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Bangladesh Naval Academy University of Madras Honolulu University | ||||||||||||
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| Rank: | Rear Admiral | ||||||||||||
| Serviceyears: | 1980 - 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Battles: | UNOCI | ||||||||||||
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Kazi Sarwar Hossain is a retired[5] rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and a former ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives.[6] [7] He is the former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[8]
Hossain did his MBA from Honolulu University.[9] He completed defense studies from the University of Madras.
Hossain joined the Bangladesh Navy in 1980. He had served in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.[10]
In April 2011, Hossain as director general of the Coast Guard received three patrol crafts transferred from the Bangladesh Navy.[11]
In January 2015, Hossain was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives where he replaced Rear Admiral Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal. He left the post next year after a farewell call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad of Maldives.[12]
In March 2022, Hossain identified China and United States as key players in the Bay of Bengal.[13] He was the second keynote speaker.[14] He is an adviser of Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development.[15]