M. Farid Habib

M Farid Habib (ND), ndc, psc
Born 1959
Tangail
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Navy
Years of service 1979 – present
Rank Admiral
Commands held
  • Chief of Naval Staff
  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
  • Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka (Admin Dhaka)
  • Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL)
  • Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN)

Admiral M Farid Habib, (ND), NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc (National Defence College), psc (Past Staff Course), (born 1959) is the present Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy. He was appointed on 20 January 2013 and assumed office on 28 January 2013.[1] He has been promoted to the rank of Admiral on 17 January 2016.[2] He has become the first ever four-star Admiral in the history of Bangladesh Navy.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Farid Habib made new navy chief". The Independent. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "BN, BAF chiefs rank upgraded". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 17 January 2016.


Military offices
Preceded by
Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed		 Chief of Naval Staff
2013 – 		Succeeded by
Vice Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
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