M. M. Sharif Ali is a retired Bangladeshi police officer who served as the first Commissioner of the

Chittagong Metropolitan Police The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), formerly the Chittagong Metropolitan Police, is the chief law enforcement agency in Chittagong, the second largest city in Bangladesh. It was established in 1978 under the Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ord ...

, responsible for law enforcement in the second largest city of Bangladesh, Chittagong, from its inception in 1978. He pioneered in establishing the early structure and operations of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police.

Career

Colonel Ali was a director of West Pakistan Small Industries Corporation. The

officially began operations on 30 November 1978 under the leadership of M. M. Sharif Ali, following the enactment of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978. At the time, CMP’s jurisdiction covered 128 square miles, serving a population of approximately 1 million. Under Sharif Ali’s command, CMP began with six police stations, thirty outposts, and six police boxes. The department was initially divided into two main crime divisions—North Division and Port Division—along with Headquarters Division, City Special Branch (City SB), and Traffic Division. Sharif Ali road in

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

in named after Ali.

References

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