Momtaz Uddin Ahmed
Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 23 July 1987 – 4 June 1991 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad Shahabuddin Ahmed (acting) |
| Preceded by | Sultan Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Altaf Hossain Chowdhury |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Air Force |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed was a Bangladesh Air Force officer who served as chief of air staff from 1987 to 1991.
Career
Ahmed became the chief of air staff on 23 July 1987.[1] It was on his watch that the April 1991 Bangladesh cyclone badly damaged 44 Bangladeshi military planes and helicopters. The leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina, blamed the government for failing to take measures in advance to protect the craft.[2] After an inquiry, President Shahabuddin Ahmed dismissed Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed on 4 June 1991. The president appointed Air Commodore Altaf Hossain Chowdhury to replace him.[3]
References
- ^ "Former COAS". Bangladesh Air Force. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Mahmud, Arshad (11 May 1991). "Bangladesh air force crippled in cyclone". The Guardian. p. 8.
- ^ "Dismissal of air force and navy chiefs of staff". Keesing's Record of World Events. 37 (6): 38289. June 1991.
Acting President Shehabuddin Ahmed on June 4 ordered the dismissal of Vice-Marshal Momtazuddin Ahmed as Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He was replaced by Air Commodore Altaf Hussain Choudhry ... The dismissals followed a report by a special inquiry into the loss of ships and aircraft during the cyclone in April.