Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan

General (Retd.)
Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan
SBP, psc
General (Retd.) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan SBP, psc
	Bhuiyan in 2013
15th Chief of Army Staff
	In office; 25 June 2012 – 25 June 2015
President	Zillur Rahman; Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Md Abdul Mubeen
Succeeded by	Belal Shafiul Huq
Personal details
Born	2 June 1957; Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Spouse	Tahmina Yasmin
Awards	Senabahini Padak(SBP); Kuwait Liberation Medal; Independence Day Award
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1976-2015
Rank	General;
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Commander of 105th Infantry Brigade; Commandant of School of Infantry and Tactics; GOC of 19th Infantry Division, Ghatail; Commandant of DSCSC; GOC of 24th Infantry Division, Chittagong; GOC of 9th Infantry Division, Savar; Chief of General Staff, Army Headquarters; 15th Chief of Army Staff;
Battles/wars	Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict; Operation Desert Storm; UNAMSIL

Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan (Bengali: ইকবাল করিম ভূঁইয়া; born 2 June 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi general who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 2012 to 2015. He took office of army chief at 25 June 2012 and retired on 25 June 2015. He joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 19 March 1976 and was commissioned on 30 November 1976 in the Corps of Infantry (East Bengal Regiment). Iqbal had a diversified and fine mix of all three types of appointment available in army. During 39 years in Bangladesh Army, He commanded three infantry battalions, an infantry brigade and three divisions. He also served as chief of general staff, colonel staff of a division, and platoon commander of Bangladesh Military Academy. He participated in Operation Desert Storm and received 'Liberation of Kuwait Medal'.

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