Abdul Wadud (general)
Abdul Wadud | |
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আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ | |
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| Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| In office 13 June 2009 – 1 January 2013 | |
| President | Zillur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Abdul Mubeen |
| Succeeded by | Belal Shafiul Haque |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1976–2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
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Abdul Wadud is a retired Bangladesh Army lieutenant general and the current managing director of Summit Power.[1][5]
Early life and education
Abdul Wadud completed his undergraduate degree in engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and his graduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering from a university in the United States.[6][2]
Career
Abdul Wadud served as the commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology from 27 March 2000 to 15 February 2001.[3]
From 3 February 2006 to 27 July 2009, he served again as the commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology.[3]
Abdul Wadud served as the principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division.[1][7] He was the first vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Professionals.[4] He is a former engineer-in-chief of the Bangladesh Army,[2] and ex-managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[2] During his tenure, he received Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka during his tour of Bangladesh.[8]
Civilian
In 2013, after his retirement, Abdul Wadud joined Summit Power as the managing director. In 2019, he received the ICMAB Best Corporate Award on behalf of Summit Group.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)". mist.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- 1 2 "Webinar titled 'Team BUP: Past, Present and Future' held on the occasion of 13th Raising Day". Bangladesh University of Professionals. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ "Summit Power gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award". Daily Sun. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "Wadud new MD of Summit Power". businessnews24bd.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ↑ Power, Alex (2 May 2012). "Bangladeshi military official tours Kingsley Field". Herald and News. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "Visiting Sri Lankan Army Commander Calls at DSCSC & MIST in Bangladesh". Sri Lanka Army. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ "Summit Power tops ICMAB Best Corporate Award". New Age. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.