Fakhrul Ahsan
Fakhrul Ahsan BSP | |
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| Born | 1 November 1968 |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
Branch |  Bangladesh Army |
Service years | 1988–2026 |
Rank | Major General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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Conflicts | |
| Awards | Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP) |
| Education | Bangladesh Military Academy |
Md Fakhrul Ahsan[a][b] is a retired major general in the Bangladesh Army and former force commander for MINURSO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Sahara.[4] Prior to joining there, he was the GOC of the 10th Infantry Division and area commander, Cox's Bazar Area.[2] Before that, he served as commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy.
Career
Ahsan was selected at the ISSB for the 19th (BMA) Long Course[1] and was commissioned on 23 December 1988.[5] During his posting as director of army military intelligence, he played a significant role in Operation Twilight.[6] In his long career, he also served as assistant defence attaché at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, India and in two peacekeeping missions, in Somalia (UNOSOM-II) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC).[1] He also served as commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiary, Chattogram[3] before taking over command of the 10th Infantry division.[2] He assumed the appointment as Force Commander of MINURSO on 04 May 2023 and the mission bids farewell on 29 July 2026.[7] He retires from Active service on August 2026.[8]
References
Footnotes
Citations
- 1 2 3 আইএসপিআর (2023-03-18). "জাতিসংঘ শান্তিরক্ষা মিশন মিনারসো (পশ্চিম সাহারা)'তে ফোর্স কমান্ডার মনোনীত হলেন বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীর মেজর জেনারেল মোঃ ফখরুল আহসান - ISPR-আন্তঃবাহিনী জনসংযোগ পরিদপ্তর, বাংলাদেশ". ISPR---আন্তঃবাহিনী জনসংযোগ পরিদপ্তর, বাংলাদেশ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Army Assault Course Competition ends". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- 1 2 "6th KSRM golf tournament held in Chattogram". The Business Standard. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ "Bangladesh's Major General Fakhrul Ahsan appointed as MINURSO's Force Commander – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ↑ বাস্তব (সোবস্ট্যানটিভ) মেজর জেনারেল এর জন্য (PDF). Bangladesh Gazette (in Bengali). 2021-06-24. p. 191.
বিএ-৩৪৮১ অস্থায়ী মেজর জেনারেল মোঃ ফখরুল আহসান, বিএসপি, স্টাফ ! ২৩ ডিসেম্বর ১৯৮৮ ! ১২ অক্টোম্বর ২০২০ [Name, rank, and serial number: BA-3461 Temporary Major General Md. Fakhrul Ahsan, BSP, Staff ! Date of commission: 23 December 1988 ! Date of temporary promotion: 12 October 2020]
- ↑ "'Operation Twilight' ends". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "MINURSO bids farewell to its Force Commander General Fakhrul Ahsen". MINURSO. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ "Current Leaders". MINURSO. Retrieved 2026-08-19.