Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal

Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal (G), ndc, MDS, psc, BN (born 1957) is a Bangladesh Navy Rear Admiral and former Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel).[1][2]

For other people with the same name, see Abu Sayeed (disambiguation).

Rear Admiral Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal (G), ndc, MDS, psc, BN
Born1957
Jamalpur
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1979-Present
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldBNS Ali Haider
BNS Umar Farooq
Director Naval Operations
Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN)
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)

Early life

Awal was born in 1957 in Jamalpur District and joined Bangladesh Navy in July 1976 as an Officer Cadet. He is a member of the pioneer batch on Bangladesh Navy. He was commissioned as Acting Sub Lieutenant In Bangladesh Navy in January 1979. In his long naval career he received various training from Turkey, India, UK and US. Awal graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

As a successful gunner, Awal commanded almost all kinds of ships and establishments during his long naval service. He commanded BN frigates BNS Umar Farooq and BNS Ali Haider. He also served as Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN) as staff appointment to command BN fleet. Recently, he performed the duty as Defence Attaché of Bangladesh Mission to Sri Lanka. Commodore Awal (G), ndc, MDS, psc, BN was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 29 September 2008[3] and appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operation). He was High Commissioner to the Maldives from August 2010 to January 2015.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Awal married Keya Awal and has one daughter.

See also

References
  1. Merrett, Neil (30 April 2011). "Expatriate "troubles" exacerbated by lack of border policy, says immigration head". Minivan News. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. "Navy clinch title". Financial Express. 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. "Awal promoted to Rear Admiral". Daily Star. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. "Rear Admiral Awal made envoy to Maldives". Daily Star. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  5. "Take steps to expand trade ties with Maldives". Daily Star. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  6. "Bangladesh appoints new High Commissioner to Maldives". Haveeru Daily. Malé. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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