Full Name: General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed, OSP, NDU, PSC

Affiliation: Bangladesh Army

Current Position: Chief of Army Staff

Date of Birth: December 31, 1963

Place of Birth: Bangladesh

Home District: Khulna

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Profile:

General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed (born 31 December 1963) is a Bangladeshi General. He is a General and former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army Training and Doctrine Command. He served as the Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS). He was the President of Army Golf Club. He also served as the Director of Military Training (DMT) of Bangladesh Army. He is the Quartermaster General (QMG) of Bangladesh Army. On 10th of June 2021, General Shafiuddin Ahmed, has been appointed as Chief of Army Staff (CAS) for three years starting 24th of June 2021.

Ahmed was born in Khulna. He was a cadet of Jhenidah Cadet College. He was commissioned in the 4th Battalion the East Bengal Regiment of Bangladesh Army on 23 December 1983 in the 9th Bangladesh Military Academy Long Course in the infantry corps. He completed his Masters in Defense Studies from the National University of Bangladesh. He obtained MBA and MPhil degree in Development and Security Studies from Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) under Dhaka University. He is studying for his PhD at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP).

Ahmed served as Battalion Commander in 1st Bangladesh Battalion of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and commanded an Infantry Brigade. He also served as the Director of Military Training in Military Training Directorate at the General Staff Branch, Army headquarters. He served as the General Officer Commanding & Area Commander of the 19th Infantry Division & Ghatail Area in 2012. He also served as the Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS). He also served as the Chief of Doctrine of Army Training & Doctrine Command (ARTDOC).

Ahmed served as a Deputy Force Commander of MINUSCA. He served as a Senior Directing Staff (SDS) at National Defense College, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 19th Infantry Division and the GOC of the Area Commander of Logistics Area. On 25 August 2019, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and made the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army Training and Doctrine Command. He is the Chief Patron of Bangladesh International School and College.

Ahmed has also played a key role in UN peacekeeping missions as Deputy Force Commander in the Central African Republic.

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