Mohammad Maksudur Rahman

Rahman was commissioned into the Bangladesh Army on 20 December 1985 in the infantry regiment.^[2] He was part of 13th Bangladesh Military Academy long course.^[3][4]

From 1992 to 1993, Rahman served in the United Nations Protection Force during the Yugoslav Wars.^[2]

From 2006 to 2007, Rahman served in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.^[2]

From 19 November 2013 to 19 November 2015, Rahman served as 10th commandant of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training.^[2] He also served as commander and later commandant of the President Guard Regiment.^[5] In October 2015, he was appointed the deputy commander of the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur.^[6]

Rahman also served as directing staff of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur. He served as an instructor at the School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T) in Jalalabad Cantonment and the Non-commissioned Officer's Academy (NCOA) in Bogra Cantonment.

In February 2017, Rahman was appointed the general officer commanding of the 10th Infantry Division in Ramu Cantonment.^[7] He replaced Major General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan.^[8]

Rahman was posted at National Defence College as senior directing staff (army-1).^[9] Before join NDC, he was director general of Directorate General Defence Purchase (DGDP). He also served as the directing staff of Defence Services Command & staff College (DSCSC).^[10][11]

Rahman was the director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies until September 2022.^[12]

In December 2022, Rahman was appointed chairman of Uttara Finance and Investments Limited.^[13]

Rahman is married to Rownak Afroz with whom he has two daughters.^[2]