Nuruddin Khan

Nuruddin Khan is a lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army who served as Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army (1990-1994),[1] and served as Energy Minister of Bangladesh (1996-1997). He did not pursue a political career after the Awami League government, in which he served, ended in 2001.

Lieutenant General (Retd.)
Nuruddin Khan
7th Chief of Army Staff
In office
31 August 1990 – 30 August 1994
Preceded byAtiqur Rahman
Succeeded byAbu Saleh Mohammad Nasim
State Minister of Energy
In office
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Personal details
Born (1940-08-31) 31 August 1940
Monohardi, Narsingdi, Bengal Province, British India (Now, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (1959-1971)
 Bangladesh (1971-1994)
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1959-1994
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitCorps of Engineers
Commands

Early life

Khan graduated from Gurudayal Government College in Kishoreganj.[2]

Career

Nuruddin Khan was commissioned from 20 PMA long course on 17 October 1959. In November 1990, then President Hossain Mohammad Ershad promoted Khan to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army. He voiced support for pro-democracy protests that eventually forced Ershad to resign.[3]

A member of the Awami League, Khan was elected MP from Narsingdi-4 of the 7th Bangladesh National Assembly. During his tenure as an MP, in 1996 he was appointed as the Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs in the Sheikh Hasina administration. Because of his mismanagement, which resulted in power shortages in the country, among other problems, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dismissed him.[4] Fuel prices doubled during the period of severe power shortages. Khan was kept on as a "minister without portfolio," enjoying numerous benefits, until the Awami League government in 2001 term ended.

Personal life

Khan is married and has two daughters and a son. His son briefly served in the Bangladesh Army. Khan and his wife reside in DOHS Mohakhali of the capital Dhaka.

References
  1. "List of Chief of Army Staff". Bangladesh Army. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. Liton, Muklesur Rahman (1 July 2006). "The Pride of Kishoreganj". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. Dhitllon, Amrit; Sengupta, Uttam (31 December 1990). "Fear after freedom". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. Bangladeshi minister dismissed over power shortages. BBC Online. 29 March 1998. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
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