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Jamiluddin Ahsan
জামিলউদ্দীন আহসান
4th Director General of Special Security Force
In office
19 October 1991 – 26 July 1996
PresidentAbdur Rahman Biswas
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byKazi Mahmud Hassan
Succeeded byNA Rafiqul Hossain
Personal details
Born (1951-05-11) 11 May 1951 (age 73)
Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan
Awards Bir Protik
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1971 - 2006
Rank Major General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Jamilud Din Ahsan is a retired major general of Bangladesh Army and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya.[1] He is a recipient of Bir Protik, the fourth highest gallantry award of Bangladesh, for his actions in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][3]

Ahsan is a member of the Sector Commanders Forum.[4] He is a member of the Bangladesh War Courses Foundation.[5]

Career

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Ahsan fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded Bir Protik, the fourth highest gallantry award of Bangladesh military.[6][7] He was the commander of Charlie Company of the 4th East Bengal Regiment and fought in the Battle of Salda.[8] He was commission in Bangladesh Army under the war courses.[9]

On 19 October 1991 Ahsan was appointed the director general of the Special Security Force succeeding Brigadier General Kazi Mahmud Hassan.[10][11] to 26 July 1996, he was succeeded by Major General Nurul Ahmed Rafiqul Hossain.[11]

From 7 March 2000 to 13 October 2001, he Ahsan the director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[12]

Ahsan was the master general of ordnance of Bangladesh Army.[6] On 11 September 2005, he was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya.[6]

Ahsan opposed a defense pact with India at a roundtable titled New Dimension of Bangladesh-India relations: Problems and Prospects.[13]

Ahsan was the coordinator of the Sector Commanders Forum-Muktijudda 71.[14] In February 2022, his name was proposed for the role of Election Commissioners of the Bangladesh Election Commission.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "'Gaddafi's Libya a fool-dom'". 'Gaddafi's Libya a fool-dom'. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  2. ^ "Two books on Liberation War launched". The Daily Star. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ "News & Events". uap-bd.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  4. ^ "Anti-liberation forces behind rise of Islamist militants". The Daily Star. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh War Courses Foundation donate Tk 6.5 lakh for flood relief efforts". The Daily Star. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  6. ^ a b c "Maj Gen Jamilud Din Ahsan made envoy to Libya". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  7. ^ Kino-Eye Films Archive (2023-11-18). Interview With Major General Jamil D Ahsan | 'People's War' Documentary | Kino-Eye Films Archive. Retrieved 2024-09-15 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Battle of Salda through the eyes of a hero". The Daily Star. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  9. ^ "Flood relief: War Courses Foundation donates Tk 6.5 lakh". The Daily Star. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  10. ^ "Major General (Retd) Jamil Says Bangladesh War Criminals Should be Punished". ভিওএ (in Bengali). 19 June 2008. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  11. ^ a b "Former DGS | SSF". ssf.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  12. ^ "BA-693 Maj Gen Jamil D Ahsan, BP, psc". biiss.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  13. ^ "Questions raised about defence deal with India". The Daily Star. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  14. ^ "Major General (Retd) Jamil Says Bangladesh War Criminals Should be Punished". ভিওএ (in Bengali). 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  15. ^ "Search panel publishes 322 names for CEC, ECs selection - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-09-15.