Kazi Sarwar Hossain

Kazi Sarwar Hossain is a retired[5] Rear Admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and the former ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives.[6][7] He is the former Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[8]

Kazi Sarwar Hossain
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branchBangladesh Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
High Commissioner to the Maldives
In office
25 March 2015[1] – 5 December 2016[2]
Preceded byAbdul Awal[3]
Succeeded byAkhtar Habib[4]

Early life

Hossain did his MBA from Honolulu University.[9] He completed defense studies from the University of Madras.[9]

Career

Hossain joined Bangladesh Navy in 1980.[8] He had served in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.[10]

In April 2011, Hossain as Director General of the Coast Guard received three patrol crafts transferred from Bangladesh Navy.[11]

In January 2015, Hossain was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives where he replaced Rear Admiral Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal.[9] He left the post next year after a farewell call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad of Maldives.[12]

In March 2022, Hossain identified China and United States as key players in the Bay of Bengal.[13] He was the second keynote speaker.[14] He is an adviser of the Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development.[15]

References
  1. "New Bangladeshi High Commissioner presents credentials to the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. "Ambassador of Bangladesh pays the Farewell Call on the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  3. "Bangladeshi High Commissioner pays farewell call on President Yameen". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  4. "Ambassador of Bangladesh Presents his Credentials to the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  5. "IUB-BIMRAD-ICCCAD sign MoU". www.iub.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  6. "Bangladesh needs necessary policies to benefit from Bay of Bengal". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  7. bdreports24 (2014-10-22). "Emami announces ultimate man of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Development Reports. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  8. "Kazi Sarwar new envoy to Maldives". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  9. Correspondent, Senior. "Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain new Maldives envoy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  10. "Bangladesh appoints new High Commissioner to Maldives – Minivan News – Archive". minivannewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  11. Staff Correspondent (2011-04-28). "Coast Guard gets three Navy ships". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  12. "Ambassador of Bangladesh pays the Farewell Call on the Vice President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  13. Staff Correspondent. "Bay of Bengal to be a region of peace". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  14. "Bay of Bengal might evolve into a major arena of regional, global strategic contest: Roundtable". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  15. Staff Correspondent (2020-10-14). "Growing importance of the Bay of Bengal for Bangladesh in the post-Covid world". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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