List of Chiefs of Naval Staff

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) is the highest post in the Bangladesh Navy.

List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:

No. Name Appointment Date Left Office Decorations
1 Captain Nurul Huq January, 1972 November 6, 1973
2 Rear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan November 7, 1973 November 3, 1979
3 Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan November 4, 1979 August 6, 1984 psn
4 Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed August 6, 1984 August 14, 1990
5 Rear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa August 15, 1990 May 2, 1991 -
6 Rear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam June 4, 1991 June 3, 1995 (S/M), ncc, psc
7 Rear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam June 4, 1995 June 3, 1999 ncc, psc
8 Rear Admiral Abu Taher June 4, 1999 June 3, 2002 ndu, psc
9 Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba June 4, 2002 January 9, 2005 ndc, psc
10 Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan January 9, 2005 February 9, 2007 ndc, psc
12 Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam February 10, 2007 January 28, 2009 ndu, psc
13 Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed January 29, 2009 January 28, 2013 (ND), ndc, psc
14 Vice Admiral M Farid Habib January 28, 2013 Present ndu, psc

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