M Sakhawat Hossain
| M Sakhawat Hossain | |
|---|---|
| Native name | এম সাখাওয়াত হোসেন |
| Born |
1 February 1948 Barisal, Bangladesh |
| Residence | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladesh |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Education | Graduate, Masters in Strategic Studies, Mphil Pt-11 with NDC, Bangladesh, PhD in Strategic Studies |
| Occupation | Retired Brigadier General in Bangladesh Army, Former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Known for | Former Election Commissioner (Bangladesh), Writer, Author of more than 15 books, Columnist, Speaker, freelance commentator on TV channels in National & International seminars, Security & Defense analyst |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse(s) | Lieutenant Colonel (Dr) Rehana Khanum (retd) |
| Children | 1. M Kaiser Hossain 2. M Shafaq Hossain |
| Awards | ‘Creating public awareness against terrorism and world peace’ by South Asian Community in Luton, UK |
M Sakhawat Hossain, (Bengali: এম সাখাওয়াত হোসেন) (born 1 February 1948) Former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh (2007-2012), Brigadier General (retd) in Bangladesh Army, Writer, Author of more than 20 books, Columnist, Speaker, Freelance commentator on national & international TV channels, Security & Defense analyst.
Early life
Hossain was born in Barisal, Bangladesh on February 1, 1948 in a well known Muslim family of Barisal.
Education & Career
Hossain passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in 1963 from Karachi, Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in 1965 from Islamia Science College (Karachi), Pakistan.
Graduated from the USACGSC (United States Army Command and General Staff College), Masters in Strategic Studies from the Quaid-i-Azam University, Mphil Pt-11 with NDC, Bangladesh & PhD (ongoing).
Professional Life
- Commissioned in Pakistan Army 1966 from PMA, Kakul
- Joined Bangladesh Army in 1972
Qualifications
- Passed Command & Staff College Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1979 obtained symbol psc.
- Graduated from United States Command & Staff College (USACGSC) Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA-1981-1982.
- Obtained Masters in Strategic Studies (MSS) from Qaide-Azam University, Islamabad
- Qualified from National Deference College, Pakistan obtained symbol ndc.
Command Post
- Artillery Unit & a sector Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh)
- Artillery Brigade & Infantry Brigade in plains
- Infantry Brigade in Counter Insurgency Operation in Chittagong Hill Tracts
Staff at Army HQ
- Director Staff Duties
- Director Military Training
- Director Artillery
- Military Operations Directorate as Lieutenant Colonel
Other Expertise
- Government nominated Director of the board of Directors of Sonali Bank, the largest commercial bank in Bangladesh for two years.
- Attended NATO exercise in Germany. Led first Bangladeshi military delegation to Germany to attend military exercise with the British Army on the Rihne.
Post Retirement
- Established as leading individual researcher in national security and defense,
- Column writer and security analyst..
Seminars & Workshops
- Attended international seminars in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2001 and at IPRI (Islamabad Policy Research Institute) and ISSI (Institute for Strategic Studies Islamabad), Islamabad, Pakistan in January 2002 and October 2002.
- Seminar at Karachi University and South Asia forum in October 2002. Represented BIISS (Dhaka) in Pakistan. Attended South Asian Seminar in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Regular participant in seminars on national international issues in BIISS (Bangladesh Institute of Strategic Studies) and other institutes of the
- country. Presented a key note paper on “Use of Military in aid of civil power and effect in the society” at a seminar jointly organized by Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad and Hanns Seidal Institute of Munich, Germany on May 2003.
- Key note speaker in a South Asian seminar held in Kathmandu August 2003 on “Security and cooperation in South Asia” . His last key note paper for
- Center for Peace and Strategic Studies, Dhaka was titled “Indo-Israeli Nexus and Impact on SA”.
- Key note speaker in BIISS on 34th years of independence commemorative seminar. His last key note paper was on the ‘traditional security of Bangladesh’ in BIISS. Presented a paper on ‘ Political Violence and Terrorism in South Asia’ in a seminar held at Islamabad organized by Heinz Sidel Institute of Germany.
- Attended regional AGM (Annual General Meeting) in Kathmandu of IANSA – SAP from 22–23 May 2006. - Participated international seminar at RUSI, UK (Royal United Services Institute) and SOAS ( School of Oriental and African Studies) UK on ‘Global Terrorism &Terrorism in South Asia; A Bangladeshi perspective’ in 2006.
- As Guest Speaker: in Defense Services Command and Staff College, National Defense College, Armed Forces War Course Mirpur Foreign Services Academy & Independent University of Bangladesh.
Role in UN
Visited Ivory Coast in 2005 on Army invitation with team of journalist to be with the Bangladeshi UN contingent.
Countries Visited
Belgium, Bhutan, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Hong Kong, UAE, UK & USA.
Author & Columnist
- Written over 300 articles as column writer on national and international issues, A regular columnist and defense analyst Regular contributor in National Dailies on various issue: Daily Star, Observer, The Independent, The Bangladesh Today, the Probe, Pakistan Observer, Islamabad and regular feature writer in Defense Journal, Pakistan, apart from other magazines and national Bengali dailies: Prothom Alo, Sangbad, Ajker Kagaj, Naya Diganta, Amar Desh, Samakal and Jugantar.
- Abroad: Dawn, The Muslim, Pakistan. article on terrorism in Bangladesh was published in leading Indian daily’ The Statesman’. Freelance commentator on various TV channels on issues of security and geo-politics. He was regular military analyst with Channel-I during Iraq war. Recognized as leading strategic and defense analyst of the country, a Bangladeshi commentator on security issues for BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) for Bengali and English World Service, Tehran Radio and VOA (Voice of America).
- Author of more than 20 (Twenty) Books in Bangla (national language of the country) and English. First Book deals with politico-military events of Bangladesh in between 1975–81, a first hand accounts.[1]
Social
Member of Playing and ex-EC Committee member of Kurmitola Golf Club, Rotary Club, Dhaka West & RAOWA (Retired Army officers Welfare association) club, IANSA (International Association of Non- proliferation of Small Arms) – Bangladesh chapter.
References
- "RAOWA - Home". Retired Armed Forces Officer's Welfare Association.
- "Research Paper Information". National Defence College Library.
- Hussain, M Sakhawat (2012). Electoral reform in Bangladesh, 1972-2008. Dhaka: Palok Publishers. ISBN 9844450675.
- Hussain, Sakhawat. "An overview of North-East India". soc.culture.bangladesh.
- "Tenure of Election Commissioner". Election Commission Bangladesh.
- "Sakhawat for polls-time govt with limited power to its head". Priyo. UNB. 7 April 2014.
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