Mizanur Rahman Shamim

Mizanur Rahman Shamim ^[a][b] is a three star general and incumbent Chief of General Staff of Bangladesh Army.^[1] Prior to becoming CGS, he was the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division.^[2]

Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shameem BP OSP BAM
Chief of General Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 August 2024
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister	Muhammad Yunus (acting)
Preceded by	Mohammad Shaheenul Haque
16th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office 29 December 2023 – 6 August 2024
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Waker-Uz-Zaman
Succeeded by	S. M. Kamrul Hassan
Personal details
Born	(1968-01-18) 18 January 1968 (age 57) Barisal, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Alma mater	Bangladesh Military Academy
Awards	Bir Protik Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP)
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Ansar
Years of service	1987 – present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands	Chief of General Staff Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division GOC of 9th Infantry Division GOC of 24th Infantry Division Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party GOC of 19th Infantry Division Commander of 111th Infantry Brigade

He received the third-highest gallantry award Bir Protik for conducting an operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.^[3]

Career

Shamim is an officer from 17th BMA long course. Shamim was the GOC of the 19th Infantry Division in 2019.^[4] He was the Ghatail Area Commander of the Bangladesh Army.^[5] He oversaw a joint Bangladeshi-Indian army exercise.^[6]

Shamim was appointed the Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party on 29 July 2020.^[7] He replaced Major General Kazi Sharif Kaikobad.^[7] He led the unit during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.^[8] In December 2021, he distributed books written by President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to officers of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party.^[9] As Chairman of Ansar-VDP Unnayan, he handed over Bangladeshi Tk 42.5 million Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah, secretary of the Financial Institution Division, to spend on government development programs.^[10]

He also served as the GOC of the 19th Infantry Division. He had also served as General Officer commanding (GOC) of the 9th Infantry Division.^[11] He served as the Director (Admin) of National Security Intelligence (NSI) and commanded one Infantry Brigade in Bogura.^[3] On 19 July 2022, he was posted to the 24th Infantry Division as GOC and Area Commander of the Chattogram Area.^[12]

On 6 August 2024, Shamim was appointed Chief of the General Staff of Bangladesh Army following the fall of the Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[13] Previously, he was serving as the Principal Staff Officer of the Prime Minister's Office, Armed Forces Division.^[14]

Personal life

General Shameem is married to Rehana Parveen Mukti. He is father of one son and one daughter. His son Shadmanur Rahman Arnab is serving in the military. ^[3]