Moin Uddin (general)

Moin Uddin (born 2 January 1961) is a Retired Major General of the Bangladesh Army. He served as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board.^[1][2][3]

Moin Uddin
Native name	মঈন উদ্দিন
Born	(1961-01-02) 2 January 1961 (age 64) Daganbhuiyan, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1984–2022
Rank	Major General
Unit	Corps of Electrical Mechanical Engineers
Commands	Commandant of 901st Central Workshop Dean(EECE) of MIST Chairman of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board
Battles / wars	UNIKOM MONUSCO
Alma mater	BUET

Early life

Moin Uddin was born on 2 January 1961 in Khushipur village of Daganbhuiyan in Feni. He obtained his BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1984. He is the father of two daughters.^[1][4]

Career

Moin Uddin joined the Bangladesh Army and was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 20 December 1984. He was the Command, Staff and Instructor in the Bangladesh Army. He was the Head of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering (EECE) at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST). He has also served as the Dean of MIST. He was promoted to Brigadier General on 25 July 2011 and to Major General on 29 November 2015. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board on 24 October 2011 and retired on 5 January 2022.^[1][5]

UN peacekeeping mission

Moin Uddin served in the UN mission in Iraq-Kuwait from 1994 to 1995 and in the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo in 2005–2006. In 2000, he received the prestigious honor of Chief of Army Staff for his technological innovations.^[4][1]