Mujibur Rahman (general)
Mujibur Rahman | |
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মজিবুর রহমান | |
Mujibur Rahman at Palam Airport | |
| 14th Director General of Special Security Force | |
| In office 6 August 2018 – 25 February 2024 | |
| President | Abdul Hamid Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Shafiqur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Nazmul Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1968 Narsingdi, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
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| Awards | Senabahini Padak (SBP) Oshamanno Sheba Padak(OSP) Bangla Academy Literary Award |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | Bangladesh Army Border Guard Bangladesh |
| Years of service | 1988–2024 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Bangladesh Infantry Regiment |
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| Police career | |
| Unit | Rapid Action Battalion |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Branch | Bangladesh Police |
| Service years | 2010-2012 |
| Rank | Additional Director General |
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Mujibur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi military officer who was the longest serving director general of the Special Security Force. Rahman was promoted to lieutenant general and served as the quartermaster general and later commander of ARTDOC in 2024. He came to the limelight in 2016, as the commander who carried out Operation Thunderbolt during the Holey Artisan Attack and later on became a controversial figure during the July Revolution. He was dismissed from the army on 11 September 2024 and detained at forthwith in relation to extrajudicial killing during the Hasina administration. He is also the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award 2023.