S. M. Kamrul Hassan
Lieutenant General SM Kamrul Hassan BSP, ndc, hdmc, psc, PhD | |
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| 17th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Awards |  Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1989 - present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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| Battles/wars | |
SM Kamrul Hassan is a Lieutenant General of the Bangladesh Army and is currently appointed the 17th Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of Armed Forces Division.[1] Before being appointed as PSO he was Senior Directing Staff at National Defence College (NDC)[2]. Prior to that he was the Commandant Of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and also Commanded the 66th Infantry Division and Rangpur Area as General-Officer-Commanding (GOC).[1]
Education
Hassan has three Masters Degrees[3][4][5] and obtained a PhD on "Internet Usage in Political Communication: A Study on Selected Political Parties of Bangladesh".[6]
Career
Hassan was the Chief Instructor of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC)[7] and Senior Directing Staff at National Defence College (NDC) where he trained Army, Navy and Airforce officers from various nations.[2] Furthermore, he served as the Commandant Of Bangladesh Military Academy.[1]
Hassan has raised the 52nd Infantry Brigade[5]. In 2020, he was also commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade before being promoted to Major General as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 66th Infantry Division.[8].
On 22nd of August 2024, Hassan was appointed PSO, as head of Armed Forces Division[1]. Bangladesh's Joint Command Centre (JCC) during war time, under the Chief Advisor's Office.[9]
UN and Insurgency
Hassan has over 10 years of active operational duty in Chittagong Hill Tracks Insurgency and United Nations.
With UN, He operated at UNIKOM in Iraq-Kuwait as Mechanized Platoon Commander, UNMIL in Liberia as Operations Officer and MINUSCA's Sector Commander in Central African Republic as Brigadier General.[3][10][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hasan appointed as Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division: ISPR". The Financial Express (Press release). UNB. 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "BGMEA President urges NDC delegation members to promote success stories of Bangladesh's garment industry internationally". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Ex-faculty NDC".
- ^ a b "Principal Staff Officer (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION | Armed Forces Division(AFD)". afd.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b "সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বিভাগ". afd.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Jahangirnagar University". juniv.edu. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "DU, Defence Services Command and Staff College sign MoU -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Major shuffle in the top brass of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com (Press release). 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Armed Forces Division | Armed Forces Division(AFD)". afd.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বিভাগ". afd.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 October 2024.