Sarwar Jahan Nizam
Sarwar Jahan Nizam | |
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সরওয়ার জাহান নিজাম | |
| 11th Chief of Naval Staff | |
| In office 10 February 2007 – 28 January 2009 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | M. Hasan Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Zahir Uddin Ahmed |
| 6th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
| In office 6 March 2005 – 8 February 2007 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | S. M. H. Kabir |
| Succeeded by | Mohd. Abul Kalam Azad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1952 Anwara, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Died | 10 October 2025 (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Coast Guard |
| Service years | 1973–2009 |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
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Sarwar Jahan Nizam[a] (2 November 1952 – 10 October 2025) was a Bangladeshi naval officer who was the first three star admiral and chief of naval staff for the Bangladesh Navy.
Early life
Nizam was born in the Anwara of then East Bengal in Dominion of Pakistan (now in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh) on 2 November 1952. He joined the erstwhile Pakistan Navy as an officer cadet at the age of 18, and completed six months training at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul. In 1970, he joined the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi and was commissioned 1st into the executive branch as a gunnery officer of the Pakistan Navy and subsequently in the Bangladesh Navy in 1973.
Nizam graduated from the Defence Services Command and Staff College in 1986 and from the National Defence University in China on 1996. Nizam also attended the Communication Specialization Course with the Royal Navy and completed a Senior Executive Course with the Asia Pacific Centre for Securities Studies in the United States.
Military career
Nizam commanded two warships, two offshore vessels, two patrol crafts, one naval base and one mine-sweeper craft. Nizam furthermore commanded the Bangladesh naval flotilla and the Chittagong naval area.[1]
Nizam was the director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard,[2] in which, he commissioned the construction of the first sectionally built coastguard vessels. He also oversaw the BN Dockyard at Khulna. At naval headquarters, Nizam served as the director of intelligence and drafting authority. He was also the assistant chief of naval staff for operations and then personnel. On 10 February 2007 Nizam was appointed the chief of naval staff. He was promoted to vice admiral on 23 May same year. Nizam was instrumental in modernizing the navy and the amelioration of Bangladesh naval fleet.[3] As naval chief, Nizam also served as president of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation.[4] Nizam went into retirement on 29 January 2009 and was succeeded by rear admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed.
Personal life and death
Admiral Nizam was married to Munira Nizam and the couple had one daughter, Nafeesa Hadi.[2] He died on 10 October 2025, at the age of 72.[5]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ (G), ndu, psc, BN
Citations
- ^ "Acquire professional knowledge for best use of new technology: Navy chief urges officers". The Daily Star. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b Hadi, Nafeesa. "Promotion of DG Bangladesh Coast Guard". Bangladesh Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ "Khulna Shipyard Ltd: Management Team". Bangladesh Navy. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "National Age Group Swimming begins today". The New Nation. 20 July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ Ex-Navy chief Sarwar Jahan Nizam passes away