| Honorific Prefix: | Major General (Retired) |
| Abu Ahmed Zahirul Amin Khan | |
| Native Name: | আবু আহমেদ জহিরুল আমিন খান |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Mirsharai, Bengal, British India |
| Death Place: | Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nickname: | ZA Khan |
| Allegiance: | (before 1973) |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1967 - 1997 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Unit: | East Bengal Regiment |
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| Battles: | Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict |
Abu Ahmed Zahirul Amin Khan (11 May 1944 – 1 May 2024) known as ZA Khan. He was a Major General (Retired) of Bangladesh Army. From 2001 to 2006, he served as Defense Advisor to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at the rank of Minister.[1] [2] [3]
ZA Khan was born on 11 May 1944 in Mirsrai, Chittagong. He joined the army in 1967. He retired from Bangladesh Army in 1997.[4]
He was the Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society from 2001 to 2004 and Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in 1996.[5]
Joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1997. He was Defense Advisor to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia from 2001 to 2006.[6]
He died on May 1, 2024, at his home in Gulshan. He is buried in Banani Military Cemetery.[7]