Mustafizur Rahman (general)

For other people with the same name, see Mustafizur Rahman (disambiguation).

Mustafizur Rahman (20 January 1941 – 3 August 2008)^[1] was a Bangladeshi Army general who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from December 1997 until 23 December 2000.^[2]

General Mustafizur Rahman BB
মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান
9th Chief of Army Staff
In office 24 December 1997 – 23 December 2000
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman
Succeeded by	M Harun-Ar-Rashid
Personal details
Born	(1941-01-20)20 January 1941 Rangpur, Bengal, British India
Died	3 August 2008(2008-08-03) (aged 67) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Relations	Waker-uz-Zaman (Son-in-law)
Awards	Bir Bikrom
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (before 1971)  Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Air Force  Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1962–2000
Rank	General
Unit	Corps of Engineers
Commands	Commander of 101st Infantry Brigade MGO of Army Headquarters GOC of 55th Infantry Division ENC of Army Headquarters Director General of National Security Intelligence 9th Chief of Army Staff
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistan war of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War

Early life

Mustafizur Rahman was born in Rangpur, Bengal Province of British India.^[3] He was an uncle of Sheikh Hasina.^[4]

Controversy

Mustafizur Rahman was one of the accused in a corruption case regarding the procurement of MiG-29s for the Bangladesh Air Force along with other government officials, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[5][6]