Rezaqul Haider (general)
Rezaqul Haider | |
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| 14th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles | |
| In office 1 December 2001 – 21 January 2003 | |
| President | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (acting) Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Jahangir Alam Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1951 Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Faujdarhat Cadet College East Bengal Regimental School Pakistan Military Academy Allahabad University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Rifles |
| Years of service | 1971–2006 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War UNAMET |
Rezaqul Haider is a retired Bangladeshi Major General, who is the former director of the Border Guard Bangladesh.[1] He was supposed to be the next army chief after Lt. General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, but the decision was cancelled and he was made ambassador to Turkey.[2]
Early life
Haider was born on 18 April 1951 in Dhaka, he passed both SSC and HSC from Faujdarhat Cadet College. He did his graduation in Bachelor of Arts under Pakistan Military Academy and Masters in Defence Studies from Allahabad University, India.[2]
Career
He was a student of 45th PMA long course. Haider was commissioned on 29 August 1971.[3] He was later repatriated in 1974.[4]
He became 14th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles on 1 December 2001. He has worked at UNAMET for UNTAET as Chief Military Observer. He is the recipient of The Wiesel Ethics Award '2000 for his contributions to the international civil service.
While he was commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College, he was supposed to be appointed Army Chief by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[3] But Moeen U Ahmed managed his appointment by cancelling the decision through his batchmate, Major (rtd) Sayeed Eskandar, the younger brother of Khaleda Zia.[5]
In 2005, he was appointed as the ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Turkey. [2]
See also
References
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Brigadier Rezaqul Haider". United Nations. 24 June 1999.
- ^ a b c "Maj Gen Rezaqul Haider made Ambassador to Turkey". BDNews24. Retrieved 9 August 2005.
- ^ a b "Maj Gen Rezzaqul Haider next army chief". Maj Gen Rezzaqul Haider next army chief. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "REZAQUL HAIDER - রেজাকল হায়দার | Adorn Publication". adornbooks.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Chowdhury, Mukhlesur Rahman (25 November 2019). Crisis in Governance: Military Rule in Bangladesh during 2007–2008. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-5275-4393-5.