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M. A. Matin,
Bir Protik Bir Protik (, ) is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Recipients This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 426 people have received the award so far, all for their actions during the Bangladesh Liberation War, liber ...
is a retired
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officer and Advisor of Caretaker Government led by
Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed (; born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. He also served as the 4th Chief Adviser of Caretaker government of Bangladesh. On 12 Janu ...
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Early life and education

He was born on 6 February 1943 in
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. He obtained his bachelor's degree from
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Career

Matin was commissioned on 5 June 1964 in Pakistan Army. He reached the rank of Major there. Later he served in the Bangladesh Army, retiring with the rank of Major General. He was appointed advisor to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh on 14 January 2007. He was placed in charge of the ministry of Home Affairs.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matin, M. A. Living people Bangladesh Army generals Advisers of caretaker governments of Bangladesh Recipients of the Bir Protik Mukti Bahini personnel Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bangladesh) 1943 births 20th-century Bangladeshi military personnel