Sheikh Muhammad Monirul Islam

Sheikh Muhammad Monirul Islam is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and chief external & corporate affairs officer of bKash Limited.^[1]

Major General Sheikh Muhammad Monirul Islam
8th Director General of Special Security Force
In office 8 February 2007 – 20 April 2008
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister	Fakhruddin Ahmed (acting)
Preceded by	Syed Fatemi Ahmed Rumi
Succeeded by	Ashraf Abdullah Yussuf
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-27) 27 March 1958 (age 67) Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Known for	Chief External & Corporate Affairs Officer, bKash Limited
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1978–2012
Rank	Major General
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Commander of 88th Infantry Brigade Director General of Special Security Force Director General of National Security Intelligence Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies GOC of 11th Infantry Division GOC of 33rd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	UNIIMOG

Career

Monir was commissioned in the East Bengal Regiment in the year 1978.^[2]

From 1988 to 1989, Major General Monir served as an observer in United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG), the first contingent of 15 Army Officers from Bangladesh.^[2]

He served as an instructor in Bangladesh Military Academy, Bhatiary and Defence Services Command & Staff College.

In the rank of brigadier general, he was posted to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deputation as the chief of protocol of Bangladesh.

Monir has a Masters of Defence Studies from National University of Bangladesh, and a Master of Science on Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University, Chennai, India.^[2] He is a graduate of Defence Services Command & Staff College and National Defence College, Mirpur, Bangladesh.^[2]

Monir had served as the director general of the Special Security Force,^[2] director general of National Security Intelligence and ^[2] director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.^[3]

Monir has commanded two infantry divisions in Bogura and Comilla as the general officer commanding and area commander.^[4]

After retiring from the Bangladesh Army, he joined bKash as the Chief External & Corporate Affairs Officer in 2014.^[5]