Fazle Elahi Akbar
Fazle Elahi Akbar | |
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| Native name | ফজলে এলাহী আকবর |
| Born | 6 November 1952 Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1971–2006 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands |
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| Battles / wars | UNIIMOG UNMIS |
Fazle Elahi Akbar (born 6 November 1957) is a former major general of Bangladesh Army who served as military adviser to the UN Advance Mission in the Sudan (UNAMIS).[1][2] He served as the Force Commander in UNMIS from 2004 to 2006.[1]
Career
In Bangladesh Army
Akbar was commissioned into the infantry (East Bengal Regiment) in 1971. He was part of Bangladesh's very first UN Peacekeeping mission. In 1988, the army selected 15 top officers to serve as observers during the Iran-Iraq War as part of the United Nations Iran–Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) from 1988 to 1989. He was a lieutenant colonel then. From 2004 to 2006, he served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), became the first ever force commander from Bangladesh. [3] He also served as director of military operations.
After military
Akbar is a director of Social Islami Bank Limited.[4] He retired from the Bangladesh Army in 2006 following a lobbying effort against him by General Moeen U Ahmed.[5] On 21 October 2008, he joined as the Security Affairs Adviser to Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, a position he still holds till to date.
He is the chairman of “Foundation for Strategic and Development Studies”, or FSDS, a think tank which carries out research on the state's good governance, national security, development, and policy making.
References
- ^ a b "Indian general named new Force Commander for UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan". UN News. January 11, 2006.
- ^ "Dhaka loses top UN mission post in Sudan". The Daily Star. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Jackson, Patrick (19 April 2007). "The UN's South Asian workhorse". BBC News.
- ^ "Board of Directors: Maj. Gen. Fazle Elahi Akbar (Retd)". Social Islami Bank Limited. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019.
- ^ Chowdhury, Mukhlesur Rahman (2019-11-25). Crisis in Governance: Military Rule in Bangladesh during 2007–2008. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-5275-4393-5.
- ^ "Akbar 'security coordinator' to Khaleda". The Daily Star. October 21, 2008.
- ^ "Bangladesh opposition condemns attack on leader". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 30 September 2019.