Abdul Wadud (officer)

Abdul Wadud is a retired three-star rank Bangladesh Army officer and present managing director of Summit Power.[1][2]

Abdul Wadud
আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ
11th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
13 June 2009 – 1 January 2013
PresidentZillur Rahman
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMd Abdul Mubeen
Succeeded byBelal Shafiul Huq
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1976-2013
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitCorps of Engineers
Commands

Early life and education

Wadud completed his undergraduate degree in engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and graduate and post-graduate degrees in engineering in a university in the United States.[3][4]

Career
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees and Lt. Gen. Abdul Wadud

Wadud was the commandant of Military Institute of Science & Technology from 27 March 2000 to 15 February 2001.[5]

From 3 February 2006 to 27 July 2009, Wadud served as the commandant of Military Institute of Science & Technology.[5]

Wadud served as the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division in 2009 to 2013.[6][7] He was the first Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals.[8] He is a former and Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army.[4] He was the managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[4] He received Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka during his tour of Bangladesh.[9]

In 2013 after retirement Wadud joined as the managing director of Summit Power.[3]

In November 2018, Wadud and 149 retired military officers pledged to work for Awami League before the 11th parliamentary elections in December.[10] In 2019, Wadud received ICMAB Best Corporate Award on behalf of Summit Group.[11]

References
  1. "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "Summit Power gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. "Wadud new MD of Summit Power". businessnews24bd.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. "Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)". mist.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. Power, Alex. "Bangladeshi military official tours Kingsley Field". Herald and News. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. "Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)". bup.edu.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. "Visiting Sri Lankan Army Commander Calls at DSCSC &;amp; MIST in Bangladesh". Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. "Over 150 retired armed forces officers to work for AL". The Financial Express. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. "Summit Power tops ICMAB Best Corporate Award". New Age. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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