SM Shafiuddin Ahmed

Sheikh Mohammad Shafiuddin Ahmed was born on 1 December 1963 into an aristocratic family of Sheikhs in Khulna District.[9] His family had been freedom fighters in Khulna.[2] His father, late Sheikh Mohammad Rokon Uddin Ahmed was a freedom fighter, professor and social worker.

Shafiuddin Ahmed is a former student of Jhenidah Cadet College of the 12th intake.[10] Shafiuddin Ahmed has attended several military courses both at home and abroad. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur, Bangladesh. He attended International Symposium Course in PLA National Defence University and Defence and Strategic Studies Course at the same university. He is also a NESA graduate from National Defense University, Washington DC. He attained three master's degrees on varied disciplines. He was awarded MPhil degree with First Class on Development of Security Studies from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). He obtained Masters in Defence Studies (MDS) from National University, Bangladesh. He has also obtained Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Dhaka where he secured 1st position and received MIST Gold Medal. He completed his PhD degree on Development of Security Studies from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on 28 August 2021.[11]

Shafiuddin Ahmed was commissioned in the 4th Battalion the East Bengal Regiment of Bangladesh Army on 23 December 1983 in the 9th Bangladesh Military Academy Long Course.[3][12][7] After the commission, he started his military career by joining the East Bengal Regiment in the counter insurgency operation area in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[6] He served as battalion commander in the 1st Bangladesh Battalion of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and commanded an infantry brigade. He also served as the director of military training in Military Training Directorate at the General Staff Branch, Army headquarters. He served as the general officer commanding and area commander of the 19th Infantry Division and Ghatail Area in 2012.[13][14] He also served as the director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS).[13] He also served as the chief of doctrine of the Army Training & Doctrine Command (ARTDOC).

He served as a senior directing staff (SDS) at National Defense College, GOC of 19th Infantry Division and the GOC of the area commander of Logistics Area. On 25 August 2019, he was promoted to lieutenant general and made the general officer commanding (GOC) of ARTDOC.[12] He was appointed as the 6th colonel commandant of Corps of Military Police on 19 October 2020. In December 2020, he was reassigned to army headquarters to take up the position of quartermaster general of the Bangladesh Army, with SM Matiur Rahman promoted to lieutenant general to succeed him as ARTDOC GOC.[8]

Shafiuddin Ahmed is married to Noorjahan Ahmed. He is the father of two daughters .[2]