Mohammad Javed Patwary

Mohammad Javed Patwary
মোহাম্মদ জাবেদ পাটোয়ারী
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia
In office
22 August 2020 – 15 August 2024[1]
President
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Muhammad Yunus (acting)[2]
Preceded byGolam Moshi
Succeeded byMd. Delwar Hossain
Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
In office
31 January 2018 – 15 April 2020
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byA. K. M. Shahidul Haque
Succeeded byBenazir Ahmed
8th Chief Executive of Criminal Investigation Department
In office
19 February 2008 – 16 March 2009
Appointed byMinister of Home Affairs
Preceded byPhani Bhoushon Choudhury
Succeeded bySyed Shahzaman Raj
Personal details
Born (1961-04-15) 15 April 1961
Chandpur District, East Pakistan
Education
Awards
Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM; 2010, 2011)
Police career
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Police
Service years1986–2020
StatusRetired
RankIGP

Mohammad Javed Patwary (born 1961) is a retired Bangladeshi police officer and diplomat. From January 2018 to April 2020, he was inspector general of police (IGP), the highest position in the Bangladesh Police. Earlier, he served as additional inspector general of the Special Branch (SB). After his retirement in 2020, he was appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia by the government of Bangladesh.

Early life and education

Patwary was born on 15 April 1961 and grew up in Mandari Village, Sadar upazila, Chandpur district.[3] He earned his bachelor's and master's in social welfare from the University of Dhaka.[3] He earned his PhD in public administration at Jahangirnagar University.[3] His research topic was "Combating Terrorism in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects".[3]

Career

Patwary was awarded the first merit position in the police cadre of the 6th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams.[3] He joined Bangladesh Police as an assistant superintendent of police in 1986.[4]

During his career, he served in various units. He was assistant superintendent of police in Netrakona District, additional superintendent of police in Sylhet District, and additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[3] He also held posts in various training institutions.[5] From 1996 to 1999, he was special superintendent of police in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).[6] He later returned to CID as deputy inspector general and additional inspector general.[3]

Patwary served in four United Nations peacekeeping missions: UNCRO in Croatia, UNMIK in Kosovo, UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone, and UNMISS in South Sudan.[3]

In December 2004, he was promoted to deputy inspector general. He was briefly commissioner of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police.[7] From January 2005 to March 2005, he was commissioner of the Khulna Metropolitan Police.[8] Patwary was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal in 2010 and 2011. He also received the IGP's Exemplary Good Service Badge twice.[3]

As additional inspector general, he headed Special Branch for nine years, until January 2018.[5] During his time there, he collected documents for The Prison Diaries of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which pleased Rahman's family members, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[9] He preserved documents of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the archives of the Special Branch.[10]

Patwary was made inspector general of police effective 31 January 2018.[3]

Patwary was a guest lecturer at the Social Welfare and Research Institute and the Department of Criminology at the University of Dhaka.[3] He described the 2018 Bangladesh general election as "peaceful".[11] He was the president of the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation.[12]

Patwary retired from the police with effect from 15 April 2020. He was replaced by Benazir Ahmed, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion.[13] On 29 June 2020, he was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia on a three-year contract.[14][15][16] He replaced Golam Moshi, a leader of the Jatiya Party, as ambassador.[17][1]

Criticism

In August 2025, some documents were found in the Special Branch, where it is mentioned that Patwary was the actual writer of the book The Unfinished Memoirs on behalf of Sheikh Hasina.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "7 Bangladeshi envoys asked to return". BSS. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Advisor Of Bangladesh Interim Government: Updates". NDTV. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Javed Patwary new IGP". The Daily Star. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh appoints Jabed Patwary as new IGP". bdnews24.com. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. 1 2 "Dr. Mohammad Javed Patwary, BPM (Bar)". Bangladesh Police. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Javed Patwari made new police chief". Dhaka Tribune. 25 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "5 top cops sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. 21 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "KMP Commissioner transferred". The Daily Star. 14 March 2005.
  9. ↑ নতুন আইজিপি জাবেদ পাটোয়ারী. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  10. ↑ পুলিশের নেতৃত্বে জাবেদ পাটোয়ারী [Javed Patwari leads the police]. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  11. ↑ "Peaceful voting underway: IGP". The Daily Star. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  12. ↑ "Youth Kabaddi C'ship : Moulvibazar win title". The Daily Star. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  13. ↑ "New IGP Benazir Ahmed takes office". The Daily Star. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  14. ↑ "Former IGP Javed Patwary appointed next ambassador to KSA". The Daily Star. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  15. ↑ "Javed Patwary new ambassador to Saudi Arabia". UNB. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  16. ↑ "Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Javed Patwary, BPM (Bar)". Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Riyadh. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14.
  17. ↑ "Ex-IGP Javed Patwary made envoy to Saudi Arabia". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  18. ↑ শেখ মুজিব নন তার আত্মজীবনী লিখেছেন জাবেদ পাটোয়ারী! | JAVED PATWARI | Channel 24. Channel 24 YouTube page (in Bengali). 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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