Mahbub Ali Khan

Mahbub Ali Khan
মাহবুব আলী খান
Official portrait
3rd Chief of Naval Staff
In office
4 November 1979 – 6 August 1984
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Abdus Sattar
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Ataur Rahman Khan
Preceded byMusharaf Husain Khan
Succeeded bySultan Ahmed
Personal details
Born(1934-11-03)3 November 1934
Died6 August 1984(1984-08-06) (aged 49)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
SpouseSyeda Iqbal Mand Banu
ChildrenZubaida Rahman (daughter)
RelativesM. A. G. Osmani (cousin)
Ajmal Ali Choudhury (cousin)
Irene Khan (niece)
Tarique Rahman (son-in-law)
Zaima Rahman (granddaughter)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
 Bangladesh Navy
Years of service1952 - 1984
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
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Mahbub Ali Khan (Bengali: মাহবুব আলী খান; 3 November 1934 – 6 August 1984) was a Bangladesh Navy rear admiral and the chief of naval staff from 1979 until his death in 1984. He is known for his heroic actions for his country. Under him, the South Talpatti sandbar and other emerging islands in the Bay of Bengal, over which both India and Bangladesh claimed sovereignty, remained under the authority of Bangladesh. He is also known for reducing piracy in the Bay of Bengal and was responsible for maintaining the security of the Bay and the Sundarbans.