Kazi Sarwar Hossain

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]

Kazi Sarwar Hossain
12th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
In office 1 April 2011 – 4 December 2013
President	Zillur Rahman Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	A. S. M. A. Abedin
Succeeded by	M Makbul Hossain
Personal details
Alma mater	Bangladesh Naval Academy University of Madras Honolulu University
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Navy  Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service	1980 - 2015
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard Commander, COMKHUL
Battles/wars	UNOCI
High Commissioner to the Maldives
In office 25 March 2015[1] – 5 December 2016[2]
Preceded by	Abdul Awal[3]
Succeeded by	Akhtar Habib[4]

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

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2. "Ambassador of Bangladesh pays the Farewell Call on the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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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. "Kazi Sarwar new envoy to Maldives". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
9. "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.