Sheikh Md Monirul Islam Explained

Sheikh Md Monirul Islam
Office:8th Director General of Special Security Force
President:Iajuddin Ahmed
Term Start:8 February 2007
Term End:20 April 2008
Predecessor:Syed Fatemi Ahmed Rumi
Successor:Ashraf Abdullah Yussuf
Birth Date:27 March 1958
Birth Place:Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Branch: Bangladesh Army
Serviceyears:1978-2012
Rank: Major General
Unit:East Bengal Regiment
Commands:
Battles:UNIIMOG
Known For:Chief External & Corporate Affairs Officer, bKash Limited
Religion:Islam

Sheikh Md Monirul Islam is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and chief external & corporate affairs officer of bKash Limited.[1]

Career

Monir was commissioned in the East Bengal Regiment in the year 1978.[2]

From 1988 to 1989, Major General Monir served as an observer in United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG), the first contingent of 15 Army Officers from Bangladesh.

He served as an instructor in Bangladesh Military Academy, Bhatiary and Defence Services Command & Staff College.

In the rank of brigadier general, he was posted to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deputation as the chief of protocol of Bangladesh.

Monir has a Masters of Defence Studies from National University of Bangladesh, and a Master of Science on Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University, Chennai, India. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command & Staff College and National Defence College, Mirpur, Bangladesh.

Monir had served as the director general of the Special Security Force, director general of National Security Intelligence and director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[3]

Monir has commanded two infantry divisions in Bogura and Comilla as the general officer commanding and area commander.[4]

After retiring from the Bangladesh Army, he joined bKash as chief external & corporate affairs officer in 2014.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-03-10. Anti-Money Laundering compliance is vital for MFS. 2021-07-05. The Business Standard. en.
  2. News: 2008-04-20. Maj Gen Monir new NSI DG. 2021-07-05. The Daily Star. en.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. 2021-07-05. biiss.org.
  4. News: 2010-05-14. Moriarty tells of US help for army. 2021-07-05. The Daily Star. en.
  5. Web site: ISLAM Sheikh Monirul, bKash. 2021-07-05. ITU. en-US.