Ayub Chowdhury

Mohammad Ayub Chowdhury ^[a] is a retired Major General of the Bangladesh Army, who served as the Director General of Department of Immigration and Passports of the Ministry of Home Affairs.^[1][2]

Mohammad Ayub Chowdhury
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army Border Guard Bangladesh
Years of service	1988 – 2022
Rank	Major General
Unit	Corps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers
Commands	Director General of Department of Immigration & Passports Commandant of EME Centre and School Commandant of 902nd Central Workshop Sector Commander of BGB
Battles / wars	Operation Dabanal UNIKOM UNMIS
Awards	Sena Gourab Padak(SGP) President Border Guard Medal Service(PBGMS)
Alma mater	Military Training Bangladesh Military Academy Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology National University, Bangladesh Bangladesh University of Professionals

Career

Major General Ayub Chowdhury is a decorated veteran of Bangladesh Army. He was appointed as the Director General of Department of Immigration & Passports on 29 July 2020 replacing the incumbent, Major General Shakil Ahmed.^[3] He retired from his active service in October 2022.