Kazi Sarwar Hossain

Kazi Sarwar Hossain
12th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
In office
1 April 2011 – 4 December 2013
PresidentZillur Rahman
Abdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byA. S. M. A. Abedin
Succeeded byM Makbul Hossain
Personal details
Alma materBangladesh Naval Academy
University of Madras
Honolulu University
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Navy
 Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service1980 - 2015
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands
Battles/warsUNOCI
High Commissioner to the Maldives
In office
25 March 2015[1] – 5 December 2016[2]
Preceded byAbdul Awal[3]
Succeeded byAkhtar Habib[4]

Kazi Sarwar Hossain is a retired[5] rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and a former ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives.[6][7] He is the former director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[8]

Early life

Hossain did his MBA from Honolulu University.[9] He completed defense studies from the University of Madras.[9]

Career

Hossain joined the Bangladesh Navy in 1980.[8] He had served in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.[10]

In April 2011, Hossain as director general of the Coast Guard received three patrol crafts transferred from the Bangladesh Navy.[11]

In January 2015, Hossain was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Maldives where he replaced Rear Admiral Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal.[9] He left the post next year after a farewell call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad of Maldives.[12]

In March 2022, Hossain identified China and United States as key players in the Bay of Bengal.[13] He was the second keynote speaker.[14] He is an adviser of Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development.[15]

References

  1. ^ "New Bangladeshi High Commissioner presents credentials to the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. ^ "Ambassador of Bangladesh pays the Farewell Call on the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshi High Commissioner pays farewell call on President Yameen". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  4. ^ "Ambassador of Bangladesh Presents his Credentials to the President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  5. ^ "IUB-BIMRAD-ICCCAD sign MoU". www.iub.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh needs necessary policies to benefit from Bay of Bengal". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  7. ^ "Emami announces ultimate man of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Development Reports. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  8. ^ a b "Kazi Sarwar new envoy to Maldives". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  9. ^ a b c "Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain new Maldives envoy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh appoints new High Commissioner to Maldives – Minivan News – Archive". minivannewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  11. ^ "Coast Guard gets three Navy ships". The Daily Star. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  12. ^ "Ambassador of Bangladesh pays the Farewell Call on the Vice President". The President's Office. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  13. ^ "Bay of Bengal to be a region of peace". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  14. ^ "Bay of Bengal might evolve into a major arena of regional, global strategic contest: Roundtable". UNB. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  15. ^ "Growing importance of the Bay of Bengal for Bangladesh in the post-Covid world". The Daily Star. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2022-08-01.