Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman is a major general of the Bangladesh Army and the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA). Prior to join BEPZA, he was GOC of the 7th Infantry Division and Commander of Barishal Area. He is a former Defence Advisor of the Bangladesh High Commission to India.

Career

Rahman was the commander of 9 Artillery Brigade in

Savar Cantonment Savar Cantonment () is a cantonment of the Bangladesh Army located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The 9th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army is garrisoned there. The Corps of Military Police Centre & School (CMPC&S), Army Institute of Bus ...

while he was a brigadier general. He served for the 'United Nations' twice. Once in Haiti and another in Sudan. Rahman was posted at the

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as the directing staff. He taught at the

Bangladesh Military Academy Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) is the military training institute for the officer cadets of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Bhatiary, near the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the Chittagong District of south-east Bangladesh about 13 kilometers ...

. Later, Rahman was appointed the Defence Advisor of the Bangladesh High Commission to India on 29 May 2017 replacing Brigadier general Md Abdul Hamid. Rahman commanded the 7th Infantry Division. On 7 November 2021, Rahman was appointed chairman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority. He replaced Major General Md Nazrul Islam. In December 2021, Rahman inaugurated hostels for women in Mongla Export Processing Zone. Rahman signed an agreement for the establishment of Big Dipper Textile Mills Limited, a Canadian-Chinese company, factory in Ishwardi Export Processing Zone worth US$91 million in 2022. He saw the signing of an investment agreement with M/s Nova Intima Limited, British Virgin Islands-Hong Kong based company, to establish a factory worth US$28 million.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Living people Bangladesh Army generals Year of birth missing (living people) Bangladesh Military Academy alumni 20th-century Bangladeshi military personnel 21st-century Bangladeshi military personnel