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Zulfiqur Aziz

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Zulfiqur Aziz
Born (1963-10-18) October 18, 1963 (age 60)
Pabna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1984 – 2021
RankRear Admiral

Commands held
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Zulfiqur Aziz (born October 18, 1963) is a retired rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy. He is the former chairman of Chittagong Port Authority.

Early life and education[edit]

Zulfiqur Aziz was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Pabna District on October 18, 1963. He is an alumnus of Notre Dame College, Dhaka. He completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1989.[1]

Career[edit]

He joined Bangladesh Navy in January 1984 as an officer cadet. He achieved a marine engineering specialisation degree from India in 1992.

In September 2012, Aziz was appointed member (engineering) of Chittagong Port Authority.[2] In January 2018, he was promoted to chairman, replacing rear admiral Mohammad Khaled Iqbal. In November 2018, Aziz was promoted to Rear Admiral from commodore.[3][4] On April 12, 2020, Rear Admiral S.M Abul Kalam Azad replaced him as chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority.[5] He served as the Commodore Superintendent Dockyard from April 16, 2020, to November 9, 2021.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ দায়িত্ব নিলেন চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের নতুন চেয়ারম্যান. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). January 31, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর কর্তৃপক্ষের নতুন সদস্য ক্যাপ্টেন জুলফিকার. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). September 6, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Alam, Zafar, ed. (January 2019). "CPA chairman Zulfiqur Aziz promoted as Rear Admiral". CPA News. Vol. 3, no. 4. Chittagong. p. 22. ISSN 2617-6122.
  4. ^ রিয়ার অ্যাডমিরাল হলেন চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর চেয়ারম্যান জুলফিকার আজিজ. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Chairman". Chittagong Port Authority. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "List of Previous CSD". Commodore Superintendent Dockyard. Retrieved June 4, 2024.