Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed
Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
Branch |  Bangladesh Army |
Service years | 1992 – present |
Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Bangladesh Infantry Regiment |
| Commands |
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| Awards | Para Commando Brigade |
| Education | Bangladesh Military Academy National Defence College |
Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed ndc, afwc, psc is a two star officer of Bangladesh Army and serving as the adjutant general. Before that he was the general officer commanding of the 19th Infantry Division. He is the former commandant of Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre and director general of National Security Intelligence.[1][2]
Education
Major General Morshed has successfully completed different professional military courses both at home and abroad with distinction. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College and the National Defence College. He successfully completed the Combat Survival Course in Malaysia, Operation Training on ATGM RAT-8 in China and the National Defence Course-27 in Nigeria.[3]
Military career
Morshed was commissioned with 26th BMA Long Course on 09 June 1992 in the Corps of Infantry.[1]
In 2018, Morshed was the chairman of the tournament committee at the Savar Golf Club.[4]
Morshed was an instructor at the National Defence College.[5]
In April 2024, Morshed was appointed director general of the National Security Intelligence replacing Major General T. M. Jobaer.[1][6] On 12 August 2024 he was posted as commandant, Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre (PAPA BIR) and the appointment of DG, NSI was succeeded by Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid on 13 August 2024.
In February 2026, as part of a wider re-shuffle, he was moved to Army HQ as adjutant general.[3]
During his military career, Major General Morshed has served in various command, staff, and instructional appointments. He served as Platoon Commander, Adjutant and Term Commander at Bangladesh Military Academy and as Directing Staff in both Weapon Wing and Special Warfare Wing at the School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T). He also served as Senior Directing Staff at the National Defence College. He served as Brigade Major of Headquarters 203 Infantry Brigade (Khagrachari Region) and as Colonel Staff at Headquarters 66 Infantry Division and Armed Forces Division.
United Nations peacekeeping missions
Major General Morshed completed his UN Missions as a PI Comd of BANBAT-4 in Sierra Leone and as Chief of Staff (COS) of the Western Brigade (Multinational) in DR Congo under MONUSCO. He also performed as a Military Planning Officer (P-4) at the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) in Ethiopia.
References
- 1 2 3 "NSI gets new DG". New Age. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ↑ "National Defence College". ndc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- 1 2 "Major General Mohd Hossain Al Morshedndc, afwc, psc,Adjutant General, Bangladesh Army". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Third 'Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament' ends". daily-sun. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ "Major General Morshed new NSI chief". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ "NSI DG pays tributes to Bangabandhu at Tungipara | News". BSS. Retrieved 2024-05-27.