Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba, ndc, psc, BN (born 11 February 1948) is former chief of staff[1][2] for the Bangladesh Navy.
Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc, BN | |
|---|---|
| 9th Chief of Naval Staff | |
| In office 4 June 2002 – 9 January 2005 | |
| President | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (acting) Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Abu Taher |
| Succeeded by | M. Hasan Ali Khan |
| 4th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
| In office 29 January 2002 – 29 May 2002 | |
| President | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shahabuddin |
| Succeeded by | S. M. H. Kabir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1948 Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Navy Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1970–2005 |
| Rank |  _OF-7.svg){kind=small} Rear Admiral |
| Commands |
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Early life
editMujtaba joined the erstwhile Pakistan Navy as an officer cadet[3] on 11 November 1966, and commissioned in the Executive Branch on 1 June 1970. Mujtaba graduated from the Defence Services Command & Staff College Dhaka and from the National Defence College Dhaka in 2001. Besides He attended Senior International Defence Management Course (SIDMC) at US Naval Postgraduate School in 1993 and Legal Aspect of Military & Peacekeeping Operations Course at the US Naval Justice School in 1998.[citation needed]
Naval commands
editAs a qualified officer, Mujtaba commanded various kinds of ships and establishments. He performed as director of naval operations (DNO), director of naval plans (DNP) and director of naval intelligence (DNI) at Naval Headquarters.[4] As a senior officer of the Bangladesh Navy, Mujtaba held all kinds of command and staff positions that includes Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka (ADMIN Dhaka), Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL), Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN) and Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT). At Naval Headquarters he served as assistant chief of naval staff (operations) and assistant chief of naval staff (personnel). Besides his professional duties he also served as deputy commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Dhaka. He was also the senior directing staff at the National Defence College, Dhaka. Mujtaba held a diplomatic appointment as defence adviser/attache in Malaysia. Prior to his appointment as chief of naval staff, he served as director general of Bangladesh Coast Guard under the Ministry of Home Affairs.[citation needed]
Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba was appointed as chief of naval staff on 4 June 2002. Admiral Mujtaba came to normal retirement on 10 January 2005 after ending his long 34 years naval service.[citation needed]
Personal life
editMujataba married Naima Mujtaba and is blessed with two daughters.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "B'desh naval chief meets Rao Naval cooperation with other nations". Bangladesh Strategic & Development Forum. Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2004-06-22.
- ^ Chamachar, Sainik. "Combined Commanders' Conference: PM Underlines Need for Modernisation of Armed Forces". Archived from the original on 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2004-11-15.
- ^ "B'desh naval chief meets Rao". Daily Times. 2003-02-26. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.
- ^ Ogbulafor, Adaego (2011-03-16). "Senior Navy officers redeployed Redeployment aims at replacing positions of retired officers". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
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