Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury | |
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| জাহাঙ্গীর আলম চৌধুরী | |
Chowdhury in 2024 | |
| Adviser for Agriculture | |
| In office 16 August 2024 – 17 February 2026 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Md. Abdus Shahid |
| Succeeded by | Amin ur Rashid Yasin |
| Adviser for Home Affairs | |
| In office 16 August 2024 – 17 February 2026 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | M. Sakhawat Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Salahuddin Ahmed (as minister) |
| Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| In office 8 June 2006 – 5 June 2007 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur |
| Succeeded by | Masud Uddin Chowdhury |
| 15th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles | |
| In office 21 January 2003 – 18 February 2006 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Rezaqul Haider |
| Succeeded by | Shakil Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1953 (age 73) |
| Spouse | Laila Arzu |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh Military Academy |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Awards | Senabahini Padak (SBP) Independence Day Award |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Rifles |
| Years of service | 1975–2010 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
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| Battles/wars | UNMIBH UNAMIR UNOMIG |
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Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (born 2 February 1953) is a retired three star general of the Bangladesh Army and former director general of the Bangladesh Rifles. He was also an adviser of the Interim government of Bangladesh.
A former Principal Staff Officer of the Army of Bangladesh he was elevated to the position of Quartermaster General at the same time his military academy course-mate Moeen U Ahmed, the Chief of the Army Staff was made first serving General in national military history. He is widely known to be credited to have gone to the Bangabhaban to ask the President of Bangladesh to declare the State of emergency which led to the events of 2008 that brought the military in power.