Moeen U Ahmed
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General Moeen U Ahmed ndc, psc |
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Moeen as Lieutenant General
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| Native name | মঈন উদ্দিন আহমেদ |
| Born |
21 January 1953 Alipur , Begumganj ,Noakhali |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Service/branch | Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2009 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | GOC: - 19 Infantry division, Ghatail 24 Infantry division, Chittagong Chief of General Staff Chief of Army Staff |
| Battles/wars | Counter Insurgency Operation in Chittagong Hill Tracts, UN Peacekeeping Missions. |
| Relations | Naznin Moeen (wife) Nihat Ahmed and Sabrina Ahmed (children) |
General Moeen Uddin Ahmed (Bengali: মঈন উদ্দিন আহমেদ) was the thirteenth Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009 with last one-year extension during his illegitimate rule. Previously, he worked in Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan as a Defence Attaché, where he was superseded by Brigadier General Abdul Wadud during Awami League period from 1996-2001, prior to that he served as a UN Peacekeeper in United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda.
Moeen Uddin Ahmed is the first army chief of staff who was commissioned in the newly formed Bangladesh Military Academy then at Comilla (now at Chittagong). At the beginning of his job in army as a second lieutenant, he served Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, who became president after 1975 change-over at Bangabhaban more than 3 days. Besides, he has established himself as the first regular four-star general after liberation war, although the first official four-star general was country's commander-in chief of liberation war and liberation forces General M. A. G. Osmani, who led the war of independence in 1971 and second person was General Mustafizur Rahman, who was promoted from Leave Preparatory Retirement (LPR) by Awami League regime in 1996-2001. Moeen was, behind the scene, the main actor, although unlawfully, as the Chief of Army Staff during the 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis, violating constitution.
Moeen U Ahmed completed his preliminary education Pakistan Air Force College Sargodha in the erstwhile West Pakistan. He belonged to the 16th entry (831 – Fury House), which stayed there from 1965 to 1970.
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