Sultan Ahmed (Rear Admiral)

Sultan Ahmed was the 4th chief of the Bangladesh Navy, addressed as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS). He was a gunnery officer aboard a missile frigate in the Pakistan Navy and qualified to be a logistics officer on a submarine. Between 1963 and 1968 he was a submarine warfare officer. At the time of the 1971 War, he was studying in the United States Army Intelligence Center for a joint NATO counter-intelligence training program [1][2][3] He was made the Deputy Director General of newly created DGFI under Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman's supervision. He was a Deputy Martial Law Administrator during the regime of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad and the Minister for Communication and Shipping.[4] Upon the death of naval chief Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan on 6 August 1984, Sultan Ahmed became the chief of Bangladesh navy. He continued to serve as the naval chief till 14 August 1990, few months before Ershad resigned as the president of the country.[5] He was also elected as a Member of Parliament from Rajshahi.

Rear Admiral
Sultan Ahmed
4th Chief of Naval Staff
In office
6 August 1984 – 14 August 1990
Preceded byMahbub Ali Khan
Succeeded byAmir Ahmed Mustafa
Personal details
Born4 April 1938
Rajshahi
Died21 December 2012
Dhaka
AwardsNavy Cross
President Police Medal
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
 Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1959-1990
RankRear Admiral

CommandsChiefs of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy
Deputy Director General, DGFI Director of Operations, Bangladesh Coast Guard
Deputy Inspector General, Bangladesh Police

References
  1. Rizvi, H. (15 January 1993). Pakistan and the Geostrategic Environment: A Study of Foreign Policy. Springer. p. 56. ISBN 9780230379848.
  2. IDSA News Review on East Asia. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1990-01-01. p. 32.
  3. Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1987-01-01.
  4. The Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: Workshop on the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, Dhaka, People People's Republic of Bangladesh, November 23-25, 1985. BRILL. 1986-01-01. pp. xix. ISBN 0898389178.
  5. "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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