Nuruddin Khan
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Nuruddin Khan | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 31 August 1990 – 30 August 1994 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad Shahabuddin Ahmed (Acting) Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| Prime Minister | Kazi Zafar Ahmed Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Atiqur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim |
| State Minister of Energy | |
| In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1940 Monohardi, Bengal, British India |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan (1959-1971) Bangladesh (1971-1994) |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1959-1994 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
| Commands |
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Nuruddin Khan is a lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army who served as Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army (1990-1994),[1] and served as Energy Minister of Bangladesh (1996-1997). He did not pursue a political career after the Awami League government, in which he served, ended in 2001.
Early life
[edit]Khan graduated from Gurudayal Government College in Kishoreganj.[2]
Career
[edit]Nuruddin Khan was commissioned from 20 PMA long course on 17 October 1959. In November 1990, then President Hossain Mohammad Ershad promoted Khan to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army.[citation needed] He voiced support for pro-democracy protests that eventually forced Ershad to resign.[3]
A member of the Awami League, Khan was elected MP from Narsingdi-4 of the 7th Bangladesh National Assembly. During his tenure as an MP, in 1996 he was appointed as the Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs in the Sheikh Hasina administration. Because of his mismanagement, which resulted in power shortages in the country, among other problems, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dismissed him.[4] Fuel prices doubled during the period of severe power shortages. Khan was kept on as a "minister without portfolio," enjoying numerous benefits, until the Awami League government in 2001 term ended.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Khan is married and has two daughters and a son. His son briefly served in the Bangladesh Army. Khan and his wife reside in DOHS Mohakhali of the capital Dhaka.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Chief of Army Staff - Bangladesh Army". 1 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024.
- ^ Liton, Muklesur Rahman (1 July 2006). "The Pride of Kishoreganj". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Dhitllon, Amrit; Sengupta, Uttam (31 December 1990). "Fear after freedom". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Bangladeshi minister dismissed over power shortages. BBC Online. 29 March 1998. Retrieved 6 June 2010. [dead link]