Kazi Sarwar Hossain

Rear Admiral
Kazi Sarwar Hossain
12th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
In office
1 April 2011 – 4 December 2013
PresidentZillur Rahman
Abdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byA. S. M. A. Abedin
Succeeded byMakbul Hossain
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives
In office
25 March 2015[1] – 5 December 2016[2]
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAbdul Awal[3]
Succeeded byAkhtar Habib[4]
Personal details
Alma materBangladesh Naval Academy
University of Madras
Honolulu University
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Navy
 Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service1980 - 2017
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands
Battles/warsUNOCI

Kazi Sarwar Hossain is a retired[5] rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and a former ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives.[6][7] He is the former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[8]

Early life

Hossain did his MBA from Honolulu University.[9] He completed defense studies from the University of Madras.[9]

Career

Hossain joined the Bangladesh Navy in 1980.[8] He had served in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.[10]

In April 2011, Hossain as director general of the Coast Guard received three patrol crafts transferred from the Bangladesh Navy.[11]

In January 2015, Hossain was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives where he replaced Rear Admiral Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal.[9] He left the post next year after a farewell call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad of Maldives.[12]

In March 2022, Hossain identified China and United States as key players in the Bay of Bengal.[13] He was the second keynote speaker.[14] He is an adviser of Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development.[15]

References

  1. ^ "New Bangladeshi High Commissioner presents credentials to the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. ^ "Ambassador of Bangladesh pays the Farewell Call on the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshi High Commissioner pays farewell call on President Yameen". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  4. ^ "Ambassador of Bangladesh Presents his Credentials to the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  5. ^ "IUB-BIMRAD-ICCCAD sign MoU". www.iub.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh needs necessary policies to benefit from Bay of Bengal". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  7. ^ "Emami announces ultimate man of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Development Reports. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  8. ^ a b "Kazi Sarwar new envoy to Maldives". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  9. ^ a b c "Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain new Maldives envoy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh appoints new High Commissioner to Maldives – Minivan News – Archive". minivannewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  11. ^ "Coast Guard gets three Navy ships". The Daily Star. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  12. ^ "Ambassador of Bangladesh pays the Farewell Call on the Vice President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  13. ^ "Bay of Bengal to be a region of peace". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  14. ^ "Bay of Bengal might evolve into a major arena of regional, global strategic contest: Roundtable". UNB. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  15. ^ "Growing importance of the Bay of Bengal for Bangladesh in the post-Covid world". The Daily Star. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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