Nuruddin Khan
| Lieutenant General Nuruddin Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kanchikata, Monohardi, Narsingdi, Dhaka. |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan Bangladesh |
| Service/branch | Engineers |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
Chief of Army Staff 9 Infantry Division |
| Other work | Energy Minister |
Lieutenant General Nuruddin Khan was Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army and former Energy Minister of Bangladesh (1996-1997). He did not pursue a political career after the Awami League government, in which he served, ended in 2001.
Chief of Army Staff
In November 1990, then President Hossain Mohammad Ershad promoted Nuruddin Khan to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army.
Political career
A member of the Awami League, Khan was elected MP of the 7th Bangladesh National Assembly. During his tenure as an MP, in 1996 he was appointed as the Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs in the Sheikh Hasina administration. Because of his mismanagement, which resulted in power shortages in the country, among other problems, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dismissed him.[1] Fuel prices doubled during the period of severe power shortages. Khan was kept on as a "minister without portfolio," enjoying numerous benefits, until the fall of the Awami League government in 2001. In 2002 he voluntarily retired from all kinds of politics. Since then, Nuruddin Khan is passing quiet life.
Family life
Nuruddin Khan is married and has two daughters and a son. His son briefly served in the Bangladesh Army. Nuruddin Khan and his wife reside in DOHS Mohakhali of the capital Dhaka.
References
- ↑ Bangladeshi minister dismissed over power shortages. BBC Online. 29 March 1998. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
| Preceded by Lt.Gen. Atiqur Rahman |
Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh | Succeeded by Lt.Gen. Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim |
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