Air Vice Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam, OSP, GUP, ndc, afwc, psc, GD (P) is a Bangladesh Air Force officer and Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations). Prior to that, he was Senior Directing Staff (Air) at National Defense College, Mirpur. Prior to this position, he was Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University.[1] Before that, he was Commandant of Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre. He also served as Air Officer Commanding(AOC) at BAF Base Zahurul Haque, Patenga, Chattogram.[2]
Career
editIslam was commissioned at Bangladesh Airforce in 1985 in General Duties (Pilot) branch.[3] He was Commandant of Bangladesh Air Force Academy (BAFA) while he was Air Commodore.[4] He also served as director of Air Operations, director of Welfare and Ceremony, director of Admin Coord, Provost Marshal of Bangladesh Air Force and Director General (Training) at Armed Forces Division. In October 2022 he has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of BSMRAAU.[5] In July 2024, he was appointed as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations).
References
edit- ^ "BSMRAAU gets new VC". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "2 air bases to be set up in Barisal, Sylhet". The Daily Star. UNB. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Newly launched aviation and aerospace univ in Bangladesh to be world-class: VC". New Age. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "2 new air bases to be built in the country: PM". The Daily Star. BSS. 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Air Vice Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam made new VC of BSMRAAU". New Age. Retrieved 2022-10-29.