Shaikh Abdul Hannan
Shaikh Abdul Hannan | |
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শেখ আব্দুল হান্নান | |
.jpg) Military Portrait | |
| 16th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 12 June 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Masihuzzaman Serniabat |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Mahmood Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1963 |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Air Force |
Years of service | 1981–2024 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | No. 18 Squadron |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | UNMIBH, MONUSCO |
Shaikh Abdul Hannan (born 1 August 1963)[1] is a Bangladeshi retired four-star air officer who served as the 16th chief of air staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. On 12 June 2021, Hannan took over command of the Bangladesh Air Force from his predecessor Masihuzzaman Serniabat.[3][4][5][6]
Career
Hannan was commissioned on 14 July 1984 as a general duties pilot. He is a category 'A' pilot and a qualified flying instructor.[7] He also holds the proficiency wing and is chief examiner of the helicopter examiner board of MI-17/171. An alumnus of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur. Hannan graduated from Pakistan Air Force Air War College in 1999 and received his MDS and MSS degrees. He is the top graduate of the 2014 class of National Defence University, Islamabad, where he received his MSc in national security and war studies while completing the National Security and War Course (nswc).[8][9]
Hannan served in the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia Herzegovina (UNPROFOR) in 1995. He also led the BAF Contingent (BAN AIR-4) in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in 2006–07.
On 12 June 2021, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appointed Hannan as chief of air staff, and he assumed charge on 12 June 2021.[2][10][11]
Controversies
Hannan has been accused of embezzling more than $245 million from the Bangladesh Air Force's annual budget and siphoning it out of the country to Canada, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.[12] The Anti-Corruption Commission has been investigating the matter after a formal complaint has been filed by a group of lawyers.[13] In May 2025, a travel ban was issued against him and his wife by the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md. Zakir Hossain.[14] His and his family's accounts were frozen following a court verdict.[15] Bangladesh's court ordered action following an anti-corruption watchdog claim that Hannan purchased multiple apartments for his mistress, Sanjida Akhter, to conceal illegal wealth.[16]
Personal life
He is married to Tahmida Hannan,[17][18] and the couple has a son.
References
- 1 2 "Chief of Air Staff". Bangladesh Air Force. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- 1 2 "New Air Force chief takes charge". The Daily Star. UNB. 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Chief of Air Staff Adorned with Air Marshal Rank". ispr.gov.bd. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "New Air Force chief takes charge". The Daily Star. UNB. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Air vice marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan takes over BAF command". Prothom Alo. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Air Vice Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan takes over BAF Command". The Independent. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Air Force". Archived from the original on 2023-08-11.
- ↑ "BAF Academy holds winter President Parade". The Financial Express. 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "India, Bangladesh have an umbilical connection, says Bangladesh Air Force Chief". The Hindu. 17 December 2022.
- ↑ "New Air Chief Air Vice Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan takes over BAF command". Daily Sun. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Air Force celebrates 51st anniversary | News". BSS. 28 September 2022.
- ↑ বিমান বাহীনি থেকে তিন বছরে লুট করেছেন ৩ হাজার কোটি টাকা | Corruption | Independent TV (in Bengali). Independent Television. 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-26 – via YouTube.
- ↑ '৩ হাজার কোটি টাকা হাতিয়ে নিয়েছেন সাবেক বিমান বাহিনী প্রধান' | Shaikh Abdul Hannan | Desh TV (in Bengali). Desh TV News. 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-26 – via YouTube.
- ↑ বিমানবাহিনীর সাবেক প্রধান হান্নানের বিদেশযাত্রায় নিষেধাজ্ঞা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2025-05-05. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ↑ সাবেক বিমানবাহিনী প্রধান হান্নানের ব্যাংক হিসাব অবরুদ্ধ, সাবেক এমপিসহ ১৬ জনের বিদেশযাত্রায় নিষেধাজ্ঞা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ সংবাদ উপস্থাপিকাকে কোটি টাকার ফ্ল্যাট দেন সাবেক বিমানবাহিনী প্রধান | Dudok News। Illegal Assets (in Bengali). Somoy TV. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-13 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Air Force Women Welfare Association (BAFWWA) president Tahmida Hannan inaugurates tree". Financial Express. 18 June 2023.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Air Force Women's Welfare Association (BAFWWA) President Tahmida Hannan inaugurates 'BAFWA monthly market at Tk5' at all BAF units through video teleconferencing (VTC) on Thursday". Daily Sun. 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31.
