S. M. Kamrul Hassan
S M Kamrul Hassan BSP | |
|---|---|
| 17th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (acting) |
| Preceded by | Mizanur Rahman Shamim |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh Military Academy |
| Awards | Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1989 – present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | |
S M Kamrul Hassan is a three-star general of the Bangladesh Army and incumbent Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division.[1][2]
Education
Hassan finished high school from Mirzapur Cadet College and enlisted to Bangladesh Military Academy on 1987. He was commissioned in East Bengal Regiment on December 1989 on 21st BMA long course. He is also a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College. He acquired his PhD on Internet Usage in Political Communication from Jahangirnagar University.[3][4]
Career
Hassan's career spans mostly on training, doctrine and combat operations.[5] He taught and served as instructor at School of Infantry and Tactics, commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy, served as the Chief Instructor in Defence Services Command and Staff college and was senior directing staff at National Defence College. [3][6]
Hassan commanded two infantry battalions in which one battalion served in United Nations peacekeeping. He was deployed in combat operations for over 10 years in Chittagong Hill tracts Conflit Insurgency, Iraqi-Kuwait, Liberia and led troops in Central African Republic as Brigadier General in Peacekeeping Operations.[3] He also commanded two infantry brigades in Lebukhali and Sylhet, and the 66th Infantry Division.[3][7]
On 22 August 2024, he was appointed the 17th principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hasan appointed as Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division: ISPR". The Financial Express (Press release). UNB. 22 August 2024. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hasan made PSO of Armed Forces Division: ISPR". The Business Standard. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Principal Staff Officer (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION". Armed Forces Division. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Chief Instructors". dscsc.mil.bd. Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 7 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Educational collaboration critical for Bangladesh's development to take off: BracU VC". 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Major shuffle in the top brass of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com (Press release). 25 December 2020.
- ^ "PSO's Profile". Armed Forces Division. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.