Army Chief of Bangladesh
List of Chiefs of Army Staff
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- General M A G Osmani (held the title of Commander-in-Chief & not Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army contrary to the popular misconception), Colonel – Reinstated and promoted to the rank of General during Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 to 1972, elected to the first Jatiyo Sangshad in 1972 and later resigned) Deceased
- 1st
- Major General M. Abdur Rab Bir Uttam, Assistant Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Liberation war and first Army Chief of Bangladesh
- 2nd
- Major General K M Shafiullah April 1972 – August 1975 (Dismissed after coup)
- 3rd
- Major General Ziaur Rahman August–November 1975 (Deposed in Military coup by Brigadier Mosharraf)
- 4th
- Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf 3–7 Nov 1975 (Short lived coup) Assassinated (self styled Major General on 4 Nov 1975)
- 5th
- Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman (reinstated) 7 Nov 1975 – Dec 1978 Assassinated on 1981 (CMLA to elected President)
- 6th
- Lieutenant General Hussain Mohammad Ershad Dec, 1978 – Oct 1986 (CMLA to elected President, fell from power on 1991, member of current Jatiyo Sangshad)
- 7th
- Lieutenant General Atiqur Rahman 1 September 1986 – November 1990
- 8th
- Lieutenant General Nuruddin Khan November 1990 – 1994 (elected to 7th Jatiyo Sangshad)
- 9th
- Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim 1994 -1996 (Dismissed after failed coup on 20 June 1996, given an honorable discharge by the government later on)
- 10th
- Lieutenant General Mahbubur Rahman 1996 – 1997 (elected to 8th Jatiyo Sangshad)
- 11th
- Lieutenant General Mustafizur Rahman (General on last day of service, reverted by govt) 24 Dec 1997 to 23 Dec 2000 Deceased
- 12th
- Lieutenant General M Harun-Ar-Rashid (24 December 2000 to 16 June 2002)
- 13th
- Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury (16 June 2002 to 15 June 2005)
- 14th
- General Moeen U Ahmed (First as Lieutenant General then promoted to General) (15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009)
- 15th
- General Md Abdul Mubeen (16 June 2009 to Present)