Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)
Head of the Bangladesh Navy
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The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) (Bengali: নৌবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Noubāhinī prôdhān) is the professional head and highest-ranking commissioned officer of the Bangladesh Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff is responsible for the overall command, control, administration, training, and operational readiness of the naval force, and serves as the principal naval adviser to the Government of Bangladesh on matters of maritime security and naval strategy.
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 Bangladesh Navy | |
| Type | Bangladesh Navy service chief |
| Abbreviation | CNS |
| Member of | National Committee on Security Affairs |
| Reports to |  President Prime Minister |
| Seat | Naval Headquarters, Banani, Dhaka |
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Constituting instrument | The Navy Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No. XXXV OF 1961) |
| Formation | 7 April 1972 |
| First holder | Captain Nurul Huq |
| Salary | ৳160000 (US$1,300) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | navy |
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The office is generally held by an officer with the rank of Admiral and is appointed by the President of Bangladesh acting on the advice of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The Chief of Naval Staff is a member of the Armed Forces Division and plays a key role in safeguarding Bangladesh’s maritime interests, including the protection of territorial waters, exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and international sea lines of communication.
List of appointees
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral.
List of all Chiefs of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:[1]
| No. | Picture | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Captain Nurul Huq (E), psc (1936–2021) | 7 April 1972 | 6 November 1973 | 1 year, 213 days | |
| 2 | Rear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan (ND), psc (1932–2018) | 7 November 1973 | 3 November 1979 | 5 years, 361 days | |
| 3 | Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan (TAS), psn (1934–1984) | 4 November 1979 | 6 August 1984 † | 4 years, 276 days | |
| 4 | Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed (G), ndc, psc (1938–2012) | 6 August 1984 | 14 August 1990 | 6 years, 8 days | |
| 5 | Rear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa (G), psc | 15 August 1990 | 2 May 1991 | 260 days | |
| 6 | Rear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc (1941–2020) | 4 June 1991 | 3 June 1996 | 4 years, 304 days | |
| 7 | Rear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam (ND), ncc, psc | 4 June 1996 | 3 June 1999 | 2 years, 303 days | |
| 8 | Rear Admiral Abu Taher (E), ncc, psc | 4 June 1999 | 3 June 2002 | 2 years, 303 days | |
| 9 | Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba (ND), ndc, psc (born 11 February 1948) | 4 June 2002 | 9 January 2005 | 2 years, 281 days | |
| 10 | Rear Admiral M. Hasan Ali Khan (TAS), ndc, psc (1950–2013) | 9 January 2005 | 9 February 2007 | 2 years, 31 days | |
| 11 | Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam (G), ndu, psc (1952–2025) | 10 February 2007 | 28 January 2009 | 2 years, 18 days | |
| 12 | Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1957) | 29 January 2009 | 28 January 2013 | 3 years, 365 days | |
| 13 | Admiral M. Farid Habib (ND), NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1959) | 28 January 2013 | 27 January 2016 | 2 years, 364 days | |
| 14 | Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc (born 1960) | 27 January 2016 | 26 January 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | |
| 15 | Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury (G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc (born 1959) | 26 January 2019 | 25 July 2020 | 1 year, 181 days | |
| 16 | Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal (TAS), NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc (born 1964) | 25 July 2020 | 24 July 2023 | 2 years, 363 days | |
| 17 | Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan (G), OSP, NPP, ndc, ncc, psc (born 1967) | 24 July 2023 | 23 July 2026 | 2 years, 364 days | |
| 18 | Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim (TAS), NBP, NPP, ndu, afwc, psc, PhD | 23 July 2026 | Incumbent | 48 days |
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