Abdul_Wadud_(officer)
Abdul Wadud is a retired three-star rank Bangladesh Army officer and present managing director of Summit Power.[1][2]
Abdul Wadud | |
|---|---|
আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ | |
| 11th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| In office 13 June 2009 – 1 January 2013 | |
| President | Zillur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Md Abdul Mubeen |
| Succeeded by | Belal Shafiul Huq |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1976-2013 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
| Commands | |
Abdul Wadud completed his undergraduate degree in engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and graduate and post-graduate degrees in engineering in a university in the United States.[3][4]
Abdul Wadud was the commandant of Military Institute of Science & Technology from 27 March 2000 to 15 February 2001.[5]
From 3 February 2006 to 27 July 2009, Abdul Wadud served as the commandant of Military Institute of Science & Technology.[5]
Abdul Wadud served as the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division in 2009 to 2013.[6][7] He was the first Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals.[8] He is a former and Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army.[4] He was the managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[4] He received Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka during his tour of Bangladesh.[9]
In 2013 after retirement Abdul Wadud joined as the managing director of Summit Power.[3]
In November 2018, Abdul Wadud and 149 retired military officers pledged to work for Awami League before the 11th parliamentary elections in December.[10] In 2019, Abdul Wadud received ICMAB Best Corporate Award on behalf of Summit Group.[11]
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