Abul Manzoor
| Muhammad Abul Manzoor | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Manzoor |
| Born |
 Comilla, Bengal, British India
|
| Died | 2 June 1981 Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan Bangladesh Forces Bangladesh
|
| Service/branch |
Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
Infantry Para Commando |
| Commands held | Sector – VIII Chief of General Staff GOC 24th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | Liberation War of Bangladesh |
| Awards | Bir Uttom |
| Relations | Rana Yasmeen Manzoor (Spouse) Children:- Zoheb Manzoor Shafqat Muhammed Manzoor Rubana Manzoor Karishma Manzoor |
Major General Muhammad Abul Manzoor (1940–1981) was a Bangladesh army general who was a war hero as a freedom fighter and Sector Commander of Mukti Bahini Sector 8 during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He launched a coup d'etat and assassination of President Ziaur Rahman on 30 May 1981 at Chittagong. He was killed shortly after while being captured. About a year later, the military took over the government in a bloodless coup, holding power until 1990.
Manzoor had been awarded valor under fire Bir Uttam by the Bangladeshi Government for his bravery in the liberation war. Manzoor was appointed as the youngest divisional commander of Bangladesh Army, GOC (General Officer Commanding) of 24th Infantry Division headquartered at Chittagong. His surviving wife and four children were given political asylum in the United States.
MA Manzoor was born at village Gopinathpur under Kasba thana of Comilla district in 1940. His paternal home is at village Kamalpur in Chatkhil thana of Noakhali district. His family moved to East Pakistan after Partition. He passed senior Cambridge in 1955 and ISC examination in 1956 from the Sargoda Public School in Punjab.
He joined the East Bengal Regiment as a commissioned officer of then East Pakistan. In 1958, he attended Staff College in Canada, where he obtained his PSC. After the Liberation War started, Major Manzoor was a Brigade Major of a Para Commando Brigade close to the Indian border.
He fled Pakistan on a daring escape with his family and a few fellow officers across the border to India. From there, they made their way to Bangladesh, and Manzoor joined up with fellow officers from East Bengal. He quickly became a prominent officer within the ranks and won many battles in his sector. He commanded Sector – VIII during the Liberation War from September 1971 to victory on December 1971.
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