Khan Mohammad Azad (also known as KM Azad; born 15 October 1974) is a

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colonel who served as the Additional Director General (Operations) at the

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(RAB) — the elite multiservice, anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the

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Career

Azad joined the Bangladesh Army in 1995 with 32nd BMA long course. In March 2009, he was appointed as a deputy director of RAB — a position he held until January 2012. In January 2012, Azad was appointed as Military Observer (MILOB) with the

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(MONUSCO). He received his commission from the Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army through the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) Long Course. He worked as the Battalion Commander at the Bangladesh Infantry Regimental Centre (BIR), in the position of Colonel. Earlier in his career, he had served as Operation Wing Director at RAB headquarters at

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and Commanding Officer of the RAB-7 field unit in

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. Azad re-joined RAB on deputation from the

on 9 March 2021. He was subsequently appointed Additional Director General (Operations) of RAB on 16 March 2021, replacing Colonel Tofayel Mustafa Sorwar. Colonel Kamrul Hasan replaced Azad as Additional Director General (Operations) of RAB in June 2022.

U.S. sanctions

On 10 December 2021, the

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added Azad to its

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(SDN) list under the Global Magnistsky Act for engaging in serious human rights abuses relating to his tenure at RAB.

References

Footnotes Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Azad, Khan Mohammad 1974 births Living people Bangladesh Army colonels Bangladesh Army officers 21st-century Bangladeshi military personnel Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List Rapid Action Battalion officers People sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act People from Barisal District Rapid Action Battalion 20th-century Bangladeshi military personnel