Abu Esrar

Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, BBP, NDC, ACSC

Abu Esrar as Air Vice Marshal
Born 1961
Gazipur, Bangladesh
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Air Force
Years of service 1 February, 1981 - present
Rank Air Chief Marshal
Commands held 25 Squadron (Chittagong)
35 Squadron (Chittagong)
Air Officer Commanding, Paharkanchanpur base(Tangail)
Air Officer Commanding, Bashar base(Dhaka)
Air Officer Commanding, Zahurul Huq base(Chittagong)
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations & Training)
Chief of Air Staff

Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, BBP, NDC, ACSC is the current and 14th Chief of the Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. He took over as the chief on 12 June 2015 from Air Marshal Enamul Bari. He is the first four-star air officer (Air Chief Marshal) of Bangladesh. He was promoted to ACM on 16 January 2016.

Birth

Esrar was born in 1961 in Gazipur to Abu Ayub and Akhtar-Un-Nesa.

Air Force career

Esrar joined the Bangladesh Air Force on 19 September 1978. He was commissioned in the GD(P) branch in 1 February 1981. He has worked in most of the squadrons of BAF. He has flown PT-6, AA-SA, Fugi-200, MiG-29. He has also worked as instructor of new pilots.

He has worked as Defense Attache in Moscow, Russia. Before becoming air chief he was Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations and Training).

Abu Esrar has undergone many courses in Bangladesh and abroad. He has completed 'Flying Instructors Course' in the United Kingdom and 'Flying Supervisors Course' in Australia. He has undergone training of A5IIIA and MiG-29 in China and Russia respectively.

Esrar was awarded the prestigious 'Biman Bahini Padak' (BBP) in 2013. He is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama and also is a alumnus of 'National Defence College' (NDC) - Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Personal life

The Air Chief Marshal is a widely travelled person and takes keen interest in painting, music and reading professional journals. In 1986, he married Mrs Tasneem Esrar – the only daughter of late Group Captain M.A. Rashid and Mrs Razia Rashid. The couple is blessed with three daughters. Away from work, the Air Chief Marshal enjoys practicing his skills in painting and loves to pass leisure with his kids[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "BAF chief takes office - New Age | New Age". Newagebd.net. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  2. ↑ "News Details". Bssnews.net. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  3. ↑ "New Air Force chief Abu Esrar gets rank of Air Marshal". Bdnews24.com. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  4. ↑ "Abu Esrar appointed as new BAF Chief". Dhaka Tribune. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  5. ↑ "Navy, BAF chiefs’ rank upgraded". Daily-sun.com. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  6. ↑ "Prime minister hosts Iftar party for dignitaries at Ganabhaban". Bdnews24.com. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
Military offices
Preceded by
Air Marshal Enamul Bari		 Chief of the Air Staff of Bangladesh
12 June 2015 – Present 		Incumbent
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