Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) (Bengali: নৌবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Noubāhinī prôdhān) is the highest ranking officer of the Bangladesh Navy, The person of this rank commands the navy. The position is abbreviated as CNS in Bangladesh Navy, and currently held by an Admiral. The current CNS is Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, who took office on 24 July 2023.

Chief of Naval Staff
নৌবাহিনী প্রধান
Emblem
Flag of Chief of Naval Staff
Incumbent Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan OSP, NPP since 24 July 2023
Bangladesh Navy
Type	Bangladesh Navy service chief
Abbreviation	CNS
Member of	National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to	President Chief Adviser
Seat	Naval Headquarters, Banani, Dhaka
Appointer	The Prime Minister with President advice and consent
Term length	3 years
Constituting instrument	The Navy Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No. XXXV OF 1961)
Formation	7 April 1972; 53 years ago (7 April 1972)
First holder	Captain Nurul Huq
Salary	৳160000 (US$1,300) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	navy.mil.bd

Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral.

List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:^[1]

No.	Picture	Chief of Naval Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Huq, NurulCaptain Nurul Huq (1936–2021)	7 April 1972	6 November 1973	1 year, 213 days
2		Khan, MusharrafRear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan (1932–2018)	7 November 1973	3 November 1979	5 years, 361 days
3		Khan, MahbubRear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan psn (1934–1984)	4 November 1979	6 August 1984 †	4 years, 276 days
4		Ahmed, SultanRear Admiral Sultan Ahmed (1938–2012)	6 August 1984	14 August 1990	6 years, 8 days
5		Mustafa, AmirRear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa	15 August 1990	2 May 1991	260 days
6		Islam, MuhammadRear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc (1941–2020)	4 June 1991	3 June 1995	3 years, 303 days
7		Islam, Muhammad NRear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam ncc, psc	4 June 1995	3 June 1999	3 years, 303 days
8		Taher, AbuRear Admiral Abu Taher ncc, psc	4 June 1999	3 June 2002	2 years, 303 days
9		Mujtaba, ShahRear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc (born 1948)	4 June 2002	9 January 2005	2 years, 281 days
10		Khan, MohammadRear Admiral M. Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc (1950–2013)	9 January 2005	9 February 2007	2 years, 31 days
11		Nizam, SarwarVice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc (born 1952)	10 February 2007	28 January 2009	2 years, 18 days
12		Ahmed, ZahirVice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1957)	29 January 2009	28 January 2013	3 years, 365 days
13		Habib, M.Admiral M. Farid Habib (ND) NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1959)	28 January 2013	27 January 2016	2 years, 364 days
14		Ahmed, MohammadAdmiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc (born 1960)	27 January 2016	26 January 2019	2 years, 364 days
15		Chowdhury, AurangzebAdmiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury (G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc (born 1959)	26 January 2019	25 July 2020	1 year, 181 days
16		Saheen, IqbalAdmiral M Shaheen Iqbal NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc (born 1964)	25 July 2020	24 July 2023	2 years, 363 days
17		Hassan, MohammadAdmiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan , OSP, NPP, ndc, ncc, psc (born 1967)	24 July 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 19 days

See also

• List of serving admirals of the Bangladesh Navy
• Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
• Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)