Mohammad Humayun Kabir Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Major General
Mohammad Humayun Kabir
Honorific Suffix:	OSP, SUP, rcds, psc
Birth Date:	11 October 1965
Birth Place:	Mirzapur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Serviceyears:	1985-2021
Rank:	Major General
Unit:	East Bengal Regiment
Commands:	Commander of 99th Composite Brigade Commander of 81st Infantry Brigade GOC of 17th Infantry Division Commandant of the BMA GOC of 55th Infantry Division Area Commander of Logistics Area AG of Army Headquarters
Awards:	Sena Utkorsho Padak(SUP) Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)

Major General (Retd) Mohammad Humayun Kabir, OSP, SUP, rcds, psc, was a two-star general of the Bangladesh Army. As Major General he served as the Commander Logistics Area Dhaka Cantonment of Bangladesh Army.^[1] He served in various command and headquarters formations. He served as Adjutant General of Bangladesh Army, Commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy, the Director of Military Operations-Army headquarters and also the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 55 Infantry division and 17 Infantry division.^[2]

Education

He holds three master's degrees, in international security and strategy from King's College London (2013); in business administration from the University of Dhaka (2002-2005); and in defence studies from Bangladesh National University (1998-1999). He is also a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom (2012-2013), and the United States Army Command and General Staff College (1999-2000).^[3]

Military career

Humayan Kabir was commissioned as an officer in the 13th BMA Long Course in December 1985. He held staff positions in the field and at headquarters.As a Brigadier General, he commanded an infantry brigade and later went onto serve as Director of Military Operations Directorate for the Bangladesh Army. He has served as Commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy.After promotion to the rank of Major General he commanded 17 infantry division (Sylhet) from 2013 to 2016.^[4]

UN Mission

Kabir served as a military observer with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) from 2002 to 2003, and with the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) from 1995 to 1996.

On 26 July 2016 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). He succeeded Major General Kristin Lund, the first female Force Commander in the UN.

Personal life

Mohammad Humayun Kabir was born in 1965. He is married and has three sons. He is married to Tazrin Sultana.

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.ispr.gov.bd/2016/10/05/%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%87%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b8-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a1%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0/. bn:সাইপ্রাসে ফোর্স কমান্ডার হিসেবে যোগদানের উদ্দেশ্যে সেনা কর্মকর্তার ঢাকা ত্যাগ. 2016-10-05. ISPR. bn. 2016-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117214844/http://www.ispr.gov.bd/2016/10/05/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/. 2016-11-17. dead.
2. News: Bangladesh 'fully committed' to UN peacekeeping as vital element of global peace and security – UN Force Commander. 2018-02-08. UN News. 2018-02-28.
3. Web site: Secretary-General Appoints Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh Force Commander of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus . United Nations. 2016-11-17.
4. News: Humayun Kabir leaves for New York . Daily Sun . 2016-11-17.