Jamilud Din Ahsan
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Jamilud Din Ahsan is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya.[1] He is a recipient of Bir Protik, the fourth highest gallantry award of Bangladesh, for his actions in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][3]
Jamiluddin Ahsan | |
|---|---|
জামিলউদ্দীন আহসান | |
| 4th Director General of Special Security Force | |
| In office 19 October 1991 – 26 July 1996 | |
| President | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Kazi Mahmud Hasan |
| Succeeded by | Rafiqul Hossain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1951 |
Awards | Bir Protik |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1971 – 2006 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Ahsan is a member of the Sector Commanders Forum.[4] He is a member of the Bangladesh War Courses Foundation.[5]
Career
Ahsan fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War, for which he was awarded Bir Protik.[6][7] He was the commander of Charlie Company of the 4th East Bengal Regiment and fought in the Battle of Salda.[8] He was commissioned in the Bangladesh Army under the war courses.[9]
On 19 October 1991, Ahsan was appointed the director general of the Special Security Force, succeeding Brigadier General Kazi Mahmud Hassan.[10][11] On 26 July 1996, he was succeeded by Major General Nurul Ahmed Rafiqul Hossain.[11]
From 7 March 2000 to 13 October 2001, he was the director general of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[12]
Ahsan was the master general of ordnance of the Bangladesh Army.[6] On 11 September 2005, he was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya.[6]
Ahsan opposed a defense pact with India at a roundtable titled New Dimension of Bangladesh-India Relations: Problems and Prospects.[13]
Ahsan was the coordinator of the Sector Commanders Forum-Muktijudda 71.[14] In February 2022, his name was proposed for the role of commissioner on the Bangladesh Election Commission.[15]