M Ashraful Haq Explained

Honorific Prefix:Rear admiral
Mohammad Ashraful Haque
Honorific Suffix:NBP, NUP, BCGM, ndc, afwc, psc
Birth Date:1 March 1965
Office:15th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
President:Abdul Hamid
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Predecessor:Aurangzeb Chowdhury
Successor:Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury
Term Start:10 February 2019
Term End:24 August 2021
Branch:
Serviceyears:1985 – 2023
Rank: Rear Admiral
Commands:
Awards: Noubahini Padak (NBP)
Nou Utkorso Padak (NUP)

Rear admiral Mohammad Ashraful Haque NBP, NUP, BCGM, ndc, afwc, psc is a retired admiral of the Bangladesh Navy[1] He served as the assistant chief of naval staff (operations).[2] Prior to that, he served as director beneral of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[3] Before that, he was the commander of Khulna Naval Area.[4]

Early life and education

Haq was born on 1 March 1965. After successfully completing SSC & HSC he joined Bangladesh Naval Academy on 15 October 1982 and got commissioned in Executive Branch on 15 April 1985.[5] He is a graduate of Mirpur Staff college & National Defence College. He completed his post graduate from National Defense College, Delhi, India.[6]

Career

Haq served as the serjeant-at-arms of the Bangladesh Parliament while he was commodore.[7] He was managing director of Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd and also served as commander of Bangladesh Navy Fleet. He has gone to retirement on 28 February, 2023.

Personal life

Rear admiral Haq is married to Mrs. Farzana Kabir and they have a daughter.[8]

References

  1. Web site: 2021-09-09 . U.S. Donates Metal Shark And Defender Patrol Boats To The Bangladesh Navy And Bangladesh Coast Guard . 2022-03-20 . U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh . en-US.
  2. News: Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (operations) Rear Admiral M Ashraful Huq and other naval officials take out a procession on Manik Mia Avenue in the city on Friday on the occasion of celebrating golden jubilee of Bangladesh Navy . 2022-03-20 . Daily Sun . en.
  3. News: Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq handing over warm clothes . 2022-03-20 . The Financial Express . Dhaka . en.
  4. News: Bangladesh Coast Guard gets new chief . 2022-03-20 . The Asian Age.
  5. News: Ashraful Haq to be new chief of Coast Guard . 2022-03-20 . Daily Sun . en.
  6. News: Ashraful made Coast Guard DG . 2022-03-20 . The Independent . Dhaka . https://web.archive.org/web/20190915142958/http://m.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/186503 . 15 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Security Dept. . 2022-03-20 . eclipping.parliament.gov.bd.
  8. News: Bangladesh Coast Guard gets new chief . 2022-03-20 . The Asian Age . Bangladesh . en.