Muhammad Hamidullah Khan
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| Muhammad Hamidullah Khan | |
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Sector Commander
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| In office November 03, 1971 – February 14, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Ziaur Rahman,Abu Taher |
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Provost Marshall, Bangladesh Air Force
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| In office October 1, 1972 – September 30, 1975 |
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| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
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1st Director(Bangladesh Air Force)
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| In office 1975 – 1978 |
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| President | Ziaur Rahman |
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| Born | September 11, 1938 Lohajong, Bikrampur, Dhaka, East Bengal, British India |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Rabeya Sultana Khan |
| Profession | Soldier Politician |
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| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Service/branch | Bangladesh Air Force |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
| Unit | Ground Defence Command |
| Commands | Surface Command |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards | Bir Protik 1971, Sitara-i-Harb and Tamgha-i-Jang[citation needed] 1965 |
|Muhammad Hamidullah Khan (Bengali: মহাম্মদ হামিদুল্লাহ খান) (b. September 11, 1938[citation needed] -) was the Sector Commander of Sector 11 of Bangladesh during the nations independence war with Pakistan in 1971. An Air Force officer by career, he successfully led 22,800 troops under his command of Sector 11 (Nov. 2nd 1971 to Feb. 14 1972). Popularly known as Hamidullah, he served in the Bangladesh Air Force until his early retirement from service in 1979. After retirement from military service he continued on with public service in the legislative branch of Bangladesh government. He was elected Member of Parliament from Dhaka-5 (Bikrampur) now Munshigonj-2 of Bangladesh in the 2nd(1979), 5th(1991) and 6th(1996) Parliament. He served in different positions in Bangladesh Government through out his active life. He has authored three books on the War of Liberation and Bangladesh Air Force so far on the accounts from a huge cache of references and his own experiences[citation needed]. He has reportedly opted to refrain from political life and is involved in collecting and publishing unknown facts about the war[citation needed].
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[edit] Early life
M. Hamidullah Khan was born in Medini Mondal village, Lohajong ward, in the town of Bikrampur in southern Dhaka Division, then Bengal Province of British India[citation needed]. His father, Muhammad Dabiruddin Khan, was a Forest Ranger in the British Imperial Forest Service. Hamidullah's childhood was divided between living in the rural town of Bikrampur, Dhaka, and the city proper. After primary and secondary school at Kazir Pagla A.T Institute, he moved out to Mughaltully (presently Old Dhaka) with his family. With the departure of the British and official creation of the newly formed Pakistan and India in 1947, Hamidullah Khan's father opted for service with India instead of Pakistan. Though the family remained in Dhaka (East Pakistan) Dabiruddin Khan later joined them after retirement.
Hamidullah Khan spent his adolescent years in Dhaka and enrolled in the Jagannath College there in 1954. After completion of senior secondary school, he pursued his academics at the same college for the Bachelor of Arts in Commerce (General), graduating in 1959. According to published books and articles[citation needed], while contemplating to attend law School at Dhaka University, Hamidullah was quickly attracted to the newspaper advertisements of the services in the Pakistan armed forces. In the same year, he received and accepted an appointment as a candidate in the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur as a Flight Cadet. He was Commissioned a Pilot Officer in the Pakistan Air Force in June of 1962.
[edit] Career service
West Pakistan -
Asst. Provost Marshall - East Pakistan[citation needed] In late autumn of 1970, Flight Lieutenant Hamidullah was transferred to Pakistan Eastern Zone as Air Force Assistant Provost Marshall with command of No.5 P and S Unit(Independent) and as Assistant Director of Security of Tejgaon International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was later promoted to Squadron Leader.
[edit] Career Service Highlights
- India-Pakistan Conflict 1965
- Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
-Chakulia Guerilla Training Camp - Chief Training Coordinator[citation needed] -Participant at the Sector Commanders Conference[citation needed] -Sector 11 - Mankarchar Sub-Sector Commander[citation needed] -Sector 11 - Commander[citation needed]
- 1975 Soldier Uprising Crisis
- JAL Flt.472
[edit] References
Ministry of Defense Gazette Notification No.8/25/D-1/72-1378, Dated 15 December 1973. Sector Documents/1971/No.11 Sector/Liberation War, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Army, Personnel Services Directorate - Records Office, Bangladesh Air Force - Department of Records and Archives, Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament), Quarterdeck - Directorate Ex- Servicemen's Affairs, Naval HQ, New Delhi, 1976, National Archives and Museum Historical Records, Prothom Alo (A National Daily): The Failure of Bangladesh, 8 May 2005, Janata Bank Records Biography of Previous Chairmen Served, Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust, Ministry of Defence, Records Office Northern Frontier '71 Factual Accounts by M. Hamidullah Khan
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