Zahir Uddin Ahmed

Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed
Born	1957 Gazipur
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service/branch	Bangladesh Navy
Years of service	1979-2013
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	BNS Umar Farooq BNS Abu Bakar BNS Bangabandhu BNS Shaheed Moazzem BNS Titumir Director of Signals (NHQ) Director General, Bangladesh Coast Guard Commandant, Bangladesh Marine Academy Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN) Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT) Chief of Naval Staff

Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed, (ND), ndc, psc (born 1957) was Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy. He was preceded by Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc, BN and succeeded by Vice Admiral M Farid Habib, ndc, psc, BN

Naval commands

As a successful navigator, Admiral Zahir commanded almost all kinds of ships and establishments during his long naval service. He was the first Commanding Officer of BN's modern frigate BNS Bangabandhu. He also commanded BN frigates BNS Umar Farooq, BNS Abu Bakar. He served as Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN) and as Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT) to command BN fleet and Chittagong area command respectively. In addition he performed the duty of Commandant, Bangladesh Marine Academy and Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.^[1]

Zahir Uddin Ahmed appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy on 26 January 2009 and assume the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff on 29 January 2009. He was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral on 3 October 2009.

Recognition

Admiral Zahir received Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) commendation for his remarkable performance in naval service.

Personal life

Admiral Zahir is married to Shabnam Ahmed. They have a son and a daughter together.

See also

• Military of Bangladesh

References

1. In war and Peace Invincible at Sea: Bangladesh Navy 11 May 2009 American Chronicle by Hasanuzzaman Talukdar Shemul