Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury (born 9 September 1948) was a Bangladesh Army general who was 12th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 16 June 2002 to 15 June 2005. He was the last officer to serve in this position who had first been commissioned by and served with the Pakistani Army, before the Liberation War of 1971. He served for two years before the war.
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Awc, psc | |
|---|---|
হাসান মশহুদ চৌধূরী | |
| 12th Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 16 June 2002 – 15 June 2005 | |
| President | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (Acting) Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | M Harun-Ar-Rashid |
| Succeeded by | Moeen U Ahmed |
| 2nd Director General of Special Security Force | |
| In office 19 December 1987 – 13 June 1988 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Prime Minister | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Jahangir Kabir |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Mahmud Hasan |
| 2nd Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission | |
| In office 22 February 2007 – 2 April 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| President |
|
| Preceded by | Sultan Hossain Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1948 Sylhet, East Bengal, Pakistan (now, Sylhet, Bangladesh) |
| Alma mater | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army (1969–1971) Bangladesh Army (1974–2005) |
| Years of service | 1969–1971 1974–2005 POW Between 1971-1974 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Frontier Force Regiment (1969-1971) East Bengal Regiment (1974-2005) |
| Commands |
|
| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War (As P.O.W) Gulf War |
After Chowdhury retired from his career with the Bangladesh Army, in October 2006 he was appointed as an adviser of the interim caretaker government. Chowdhury and three other advisers, Akbar Ali Khan, C M Shafi Sami and Sultana Kamal, resigned in December .
In 2007, Chowdhury was appointed as chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission. He served nearly two years until April 2009 and resigned during Sheikh Hasina's government period.