Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant General |
Mizanur Rahman Shameem | |
Honorific Suffix: | BP, OSP, BAM, ndc, psc |
Birth Date: | 18 January 1968 |
Birth Place: | Barisal, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
Office: | 16th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division |
President: | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina |
Predecessor: | Waker-uz-Zaman |
Successor: | SM Kamrul Hassan |
Term Start: | 29 December 2023 |
Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
Branch: | Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Ansar |
Serviceyears: | 1987 - present |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Commands: |
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Unit: | Bangladesh Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict |
Awards: | Bir Protik Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP) |
Mizanur Rahman Shameem (Bengali: মিজানুর রহমান শামীম) is a Lieutenant General in the Bangladesh Army and incumbent Chief of General Staff at army headquarters. Prior to join CGS, he was the Principal Staff Officer of the Prime Minister's Office, Armed Forces Division. Before that, he served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 9th Infantry Division and Area Commander of the Savar Area. Prior to his current appointment, he served as GOC of the 24th Infantry Division and Area Commander of the Chattogram Area. He also served as Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party. He also served as the GOC of the 19th Infantry Division and Area Commander of the Ghatail Area. He served as the Director of National Security Intelligence (NSI) and commanded one Infantry Brigade in Bogura. He received a gallantry award (Bir Protik) for conducting an operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[1]
Shamim was the GOC of the 19th Infantry Division in 2019.[2] He was the Ghatail Area Commander of the Bangladesh Army.[3] He oversaw a joint Bangladeshi-Indian army exercise.[4]
Shamim was appointed the Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defense Party on 29 July 2020. He replaced Major General Kazi Sharif Kaikobad.[5] On 19 July 2022, he was posted to the 24th Infantry Division as GOC and Area Commander of the Chattogram Area.
General Shameem is married to Rehana Parveen Mukti. He is a father of a daughter and a son.[6]