Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury

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Chief of Army Staff
In office 16 June 2002 – 15 June 2005
President	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (Acting) Iajuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	M Harun-Ar-Rashid
Succeeded by	Moeen U Ahmed
2nd Director General of Special Security Force
In office 19 December 1987 – 13 June 1988
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed
Preceded by	Jahangir Kabir
Succeeded by	Kazi Mahmud Hasan
2nd Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission
In office 22 February 2007 – 2 April 2009
Appointed by	Iajuddin Ahmed
President	Iajuddin Ahmed Zillur Rahman
Preceded by	Sultan Hossain Khan
Succeeded by	Ghulam Rahman
Personal details
Born	(1948-09-09) 9 September 1948 (age 75) POW Between 1971-1974
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Frontier Force Regiment (1969-1971) East Bengal Regiment (1974-2005)
Commands	Commander of 44th Infantry Brigade Commandant of School of Infantry and Tactics Commander of 203rd Infantry Brigade Director General of Special Security Force Commandant of DSCSC GOC of 11th Infantry Division Chief of General Staff in Army Headquarters Commandant of NDC 12th Chief of Army Staff
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War (As P.O.W) Gulf War

Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury (born 9 September 1948)

of 1971. He served for two years before the war.

After Chowdhury retired from his career with the Bangladesh Army, in October 2006 he was appointed as an adviser of the interim

, resigned in December .

In 2007, Chowdhury was appointed as chairman of the

's government period.

Early life and education

Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury spent his childhood in

Barisal Zilla School

for five years.

After passing SSC from Sylhet Government Pilot High School in 1964, he was admitted to Notre Dame College, Dhaka and moved to Dhaka. In 1966 he transferred to the Economics Department of the University of Dhaka. One year later Chowdhury decided to join the army.

Military life in the Pakistan Army

The Pakistani Army sent Chowdhury to the

During the

Bangladesh Army career

In January 1974, Chowdhury was finally released and returned to Independent Bangladesh, where he joined the Bangladesh Army. He joined the 17th East Bengal Regiment as its 'D' company commander. In 1975 he became the brigade major (BM) of the 46th Brigade headquartered at Dhaka. Later he returned to 17th East Bengal Regiment as the acting commanding officer. After this, he was appointed as the GSO-1 in the 9th Division. In 1979, he went to the Mirpur Staff College for staff course and after this he was appointed as the directing staff there.^[3] After that in 1981, he was assigned to Alikadam of Chittagong Hill Tracts as the C.O. of 17th East Bengal. From there in '82's July, he went to Bangladesh Military Academy as the GSO -1 (Training) at Bhatiari and after this he was appointed as the C.O. of 35 E. Bengal in 1984's August.

In 1986's January, he was appointed as the acting brigade commander at Savar (81 Infantry Brigade). After this, he was appointed as the director of Special Security Force which was then known as President's Security Force, after that he was appointed as the 44th Brigade commander and later in '89's May the commandant of School of Infantry and Tactics. At the time of the Gulf War in 1990, he commanded a Bangladesh Military contingent that took part in the war.^[4] He and his forces were stationed for nine months in different places across Saudi Arabia. He described his experience as "tough but professionally pleasing."

In June 1991, after returning from the Gulf war, Chowdhury was elected for training at the United States Army War College (USAWC). At the same time he earned a Master of Public Administration degree at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from USAWC in 1992.^[5][6] As part of the training, he toured other military forces in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico.

Upon his return, he was appointed as a Brigade Commander at

after a turmoil inside the army in 1996.

After one year, he was appointed as

On 16 June 2002, he was promoted from Major General to Lieutenant General and appointed Chief of Army Staff, the highest position for an army officer.[4] After serving three years, Chowdhury was asked to extend his term, but he refused. He said, "... three years was sufficient to prove the credibility of an army chief. Secondly those who are new were ready and interested for this responsibility.

Adviser of the caretaker government

At the start of October 2006, as the confusion about Chief Justice

started, he expressed his inability. Though he finally agreed to take the duty after the situation had changed. Then Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami proposed his name to become an adviser to the interim Caretaker Government. The Awami League (AL) nominated Sultana Kamal and Sheikh Hasina was consulted on C. M. Shafi Sami by Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, as part of the AL quota.

Working with the other advisers, Chowdhury was concerned by what he perceived as lack of leadership and unwillingness to take the right decision at the right time. When the package proposal of the advisers was accepted by the opposite political parties, he was surprised to see the ignorance of the chief adviser and the President Iajuddin Ahmed about it.

When Chowdhury learned of its deployment, he and three other advisers immediately resigned, including Akbar Ali Khan, CM Shafi Sami and Sultana Kamal. Responding to a question about his position, Chowdhury said that he believed the regular agencies of the government were sufficient to maintain law and order. He felt the Army could be used for special needs, but not too early in an election cycle. Chowdhury did not assume all responsibility for the political crisis, saying other parties also contributed to it.

As chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission

On 22 February 2007, Chowdhury was appointed as chairman of the

He said he would undertake a sustained battle against corruption, and numerous people were prosecuted for graft.

Chowdhury had to resign on 2 April 2009 after the Awami League ascended to rule. Without his knowledge, the

Marriage and family

After 3 years of serving with the Bangladesh Army, he married 'Zarnigar' in 1977.

Honours

Victory Medal	Constitution Medal	Nirapotta Padak Medal	Dabanal Padak Medal
Flood Relief of 1988 Medal	1991 National Election Medal	1996 National Election Medal	Silver Jubilee Medal (25 years of liberation)
27 years service	20 years service	10 years service	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi_Arabia)

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