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Sheikh Muhammad Monirul Islam

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Sheikh Muhammad Monirul Islam
8th Director General of Special Security Force
In office
8 February 2007 – 20 April 2008
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Prime MinisterFakhruddin Ahmed (Acting)
Preceded bySyed Fatemi Ahmed Rumi
Succeeded byAshraf Abdullah Yussuf
Personal details
Born (1958-03-27) 27 March 1958 (age 66)
Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Known forChief External & Corporate Affairs Officer, bKash Limited
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1978-2012
Rank Major General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsUNIIMOG

Sheikh Muhammad Monirul Islam is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and chief external & corporate affairs officer of bKash Limited.[1]

Career

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Monir was commissioned in the East Bengal Regiment in the year 1978.[2]

From 1988 to 1989, Major General Monir served as an observer in United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG), the first contingent of 15 Army Officers from Bangladesh.[2]

He served as an instructor in Bangladesh Military Academy, Bhatiary and Defence Services Command & Staff College.

In the rank of brigadier general, he was posted to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deputation as the chief of protocol of Bangladesh.

Monir has a Masters of Defence Studies from National University of Bangladesh, and a Master of Science on Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University, Chennai, India.[2] He is a graduate of Defence Services Command & Staff College and National Defence College, Mirpur, Bangladesh.[2]

Monir had served as the director general of the Special Security Force,[2] director general of National Security Intelligence and [2] director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[3]

Monir has commanded two infantry divisions in Bogura and Comilla as the general officer commanding and area commander.[4]

After retiring from the Bangladesh Army, he joined bKash as chief external & corporate affairs officer in 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Anti-Money Laundering compliance is vital for MFS". The Business Standard. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Maj Gen Monir new NSI DG". The Daily Star. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies". biiss.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ "Moriarty tells of US help for army". The Daily Star. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ "ISLAM Sheikh Monirul, bKash". ITU. Retrieved 2021-07-05.