Shaikh Abdul Hannan BBP,BUP, nswc, fawc,
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শেখ আব্দুল হান্নান | |
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16th Chief of Air Staff | |
In office 12 June 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Masihuzzaman Serniabat |
Succeeded by | Hasan Mahmood Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Bagerhat, East Pakistan [1] [2] | 1 August 1963
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1981–2024 |
Rank |
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Commands | •
AOC of BAF Base Sheikh Hasina • AOC of BAF Base Matiur Rahman • Commandant of Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre • Deputy Commandant of 101 Special Flying Unit, Dhaka • Deputy commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College • SDS (Air) of National Defence College |
Battles/wars | UNMIBH, MONUSCO |
Shaikh Abdul Hannan (born 1 August 1963) [1] is a retired four-star Air chief marshal who served as 16th Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. On 12 June 2021, Hannan took over command of the Bangladesh Air Force from his predecessor Masihuzzaman Serniabat. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Hannan was commissioned on 14 July 1984 as a General Duties Pilot. The Air Chief Marshal is a category 'A' pilot and a qualified flying instructor. [7] He also holds the proficiency wing and is chief examiner of helicopter examiner board of MI-17/171. An alumnus of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur. Hannan graduated from Pakistan Air Force Air War College in 1999 and received his MDS and MSS degrees. He is the Top Graduate' of the 2014 class of National Defence University, Islamabad, where he received his MSc in National Security and War Studies while completing the National Security and War Course (nswc). [8] [9]
Hannan served in the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia Herzegovina (UNPROFOR) in 1995. He also led the BAF Contingent (BAN AIR-4) in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in 2006–07.
On 12 June 2021, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina appointed Hannan as Chief of Air Staff and he assumed charge on 12 June 2021. [10] [11] [12]
The Air Chief Marshal is married to Tahmida Hannan [13] [14] and the couple has a son.[ citation needed]
Shaikh Abdul Hannan BBP,BUP, nswc, fawc,
psc | |
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শেখ আব্দুল হান্নান | |
![]() Military Portrait | |
16th Chief of Air Staff | |
In office 12 June 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Masihuzzaman Serniabat |
Succeeded by | Hasan Mahmood Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Bagerhat, East Pakistan [1] [2] | 1 August 1963
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1981–2024 |
Rank |
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Commands | •
AOC of BAF Base Sheikh Hasina • AOC of BAF Base Matiur Rahman • Commandant of Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre • Deputy Commandant of 101 Special Flying Unit, Dhaka • Deputy commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College • SDS (Air) of National Defence College |
Battles/wars | UNMIBH, MONUSCO |
Shaikh Abdul Hannan (born 1 August 1963) [1] is a retired four-star Air chief marshal who served as 16th Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. On 12 June 2021, Hannan took over command of the Bangladesh Air Force from his predecessor Masihuzzaman Serniabat. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Hannan was commissioned on 14 July 1984 as a General Duties Pilot. The Air Chief Marshal is a category 'A' pilot and a qualified flying instructor. [7] He also holds the proficiency wing and is chief examiner of helicopter examiner board of MI-17/171. An alumnus of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur. Hannan graduated from Pakistan Air Force Air War College in 1999 and received his MDS and MSS degrees. He is the Top Graduate' of the 2014 class of National Defence University, Islamabad, where he received his MSc in National Security and War Studies while completing the National Security and War Course (nswc). [8] [9]
Hannan served in the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia Herzegovina (UNPROFOR) in 1995. He also led the BAF Contingent (BAN AIR-4) in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in 2006–07.
On 12 June 2021, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina appointed Hannan as Chief of Air Staff and he assumed charge on 12 June 2021. [10] [11] [12]
The Air Chief Marshal is married to Tahmida Hannan [13] [14] and the couple has a son.[ citation needed]