Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury

Lieutenant General
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury
Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury
হাসান মশহুদ চৌধূরী
	Mashhud in 2004
11th Chief of Army Staff
	In office; 16 June 2002 – 15 June 2005
President	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury; Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (Acting); Iajuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	M Harun-Ar-Rashid
Succeeded by	Moeen U Ahmed
2nd Director General of Special Security Force
	In office; 19 December 1987 – 13 June 1988
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury; Moudud Ahmed
Preceded by	Jahangir Kabir
Succeeded by	Kazi Mahmud Hasan
2nd Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission
	In office; 22 February 2007 – 2 April 2009
Appointed by	Iajuddin Ahmed
President	Iajuddin Ahmed; Zillur Rahman;
Preceded by	Sultan Hossain Khan
Succeeded by	Ghulam Rahman
Personal details
Born	9 September 1948; Sylhet, East Bengal, Pakistan
Alma mater	Pakistan Military Academy; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Awards	Shongbidhan Padak; Kuwait Liberation Medal (KSA)
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (before 1974); Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army; Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1969–2005
Rank	Lieutenant General;
Unit	Frontier Force Regiment; East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Commander of 44th Infantry Brigade; Commandant of School of Infantry and Tactics; Commander of 203rd Infantry Brigade; Director General of Special Security Force; Commandant of DSCSC; GOC of 11th Infantry Division; Chief of General Staff in Army Headquarters; Commandant of NDC; 12th Chief of Army Staff;
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War (As P.O.W); Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict; Gulf War; UNIKOM

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Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury (born 9 September 1948) is a retired three star general of the Bangladesh Army who served as the chief of army staff from 16 June 2002 to 15 June 2005. He is the antecedent director general of Special Security Force and former ambassador to United Arab Emirates.

Chowdhury served as one of the advisers during Fakhruddin Ahmed ministry in October 2006 which he resigned after two months. He was later appointed as chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission on February 2007 which he served till Second Hasina ministry.