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]

Rear Admiral 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	Makbul Hossain
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives
In office 25 March 2015[1] – 5 December 2016[2]
President	Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Abdul Awal[3]
Succeeded by	Akhtar Habib[4]
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 - 2017
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard Commander, Khulna Naval Area (COMKHUL) Commodore, BNS Haji Mohshin
Battles/wars	UNOCI

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]