Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc |
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Born | 1960 Madaripur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Service/branch | Bangladesh Navy |
Years of service | 1979–present |
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Commands held |
Chiefs of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy Director of Operations of the Bangladesh Coast Guard Chittagong Naval Area Command |
Awards | Extraordinary Service Medal |
Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (born c. 1960) is an admiral in the Bangladesh Navy and the current Chief of Naval Staff. He previously served as the Director of Coast Guard Operations and commander of Chittagong Naval Command (COMCHIT). He also served in Naval Headquarters as Director of Personnel Services and Secretary to the Chief of Naval Staff. Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) announced Ahmed's nomination to succeed Admiral Farid Habib. Ahmed began serving as the 15th Chief of Naval Staff on 27 January 2016.
Ahmed was born in Madaripur, Dhaka in 1960. His father, Late M.A Rashid, was a teacher and his mother late Fazilatunnesa Rashid was a housewife. Ahmed spent his childhood in Madaripur, where he attended local schools.
Ahmed attended Madaripur Islamia Government High School, where he obtained first division with four letters in 1976. He later attended Madaripur Government College. After joining the Navy, Ahmed graduated from Marshal Tito NAval Academy in Yugoslavia. He also obtained degree in Inter Forces Staff Course from France, United States and Canada. Ahmed visited a wide range of countries in the world. He can fluently speak and write in French, and Serbo-Croatian language. Vice Admiral Nizam also completed NDC at the National Defence College, Mirpur.