Mohammed Jubayer Salehin is a two star officer of the

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...

and Bangladeshi ambassador to

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

. He is the former director general of

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) is a state owned autonomous national research institute and think tank working as a statutory institute that carries out research on security and strategic issues in Bangladesh ...

. He is the antecedent adjutant general and Engineer-in-Chief at army headquarters and commander of 17th Infantry Division.

Early life and education

Jubayer was born on 1970 at

Chuadanga Chuadanga () is a city in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Located on the Mathabhanga River, Mathabhanga river, Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-district of ...

, then part of

Kushtia District Kushtia District (; ) is a district in the Khulna Division, Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. Kushtia has existed as a sepa ...

at East Pakistan, Pakistan (now,

Khulna Division Khulna Division () is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna Dist ...

, Bangladesh) to Ansar Ali, an associate professor of

Chuadanga Government College Chuadanga Government College () is an educational institution in the municipality of Chuadanga, headquarters of Chuadanga District, in western Bangladesh. Founded in 1962, it is the oldest college in the district. It was nationalized on 7 May 1979 ...

. He finished high school from the

Cumilla Cadet College Cumilla Cadet College (; CCC) is a residential military high school and college in Cumilla, Bangladesh, for boys in grades 7 to 12. History Cumilla Cadet College (CCC) was created on 1 July 1983 by converting Cumilla Residential Model School, a ...

and enlisted to

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 ...

at 1986. He was commissioned on June 1988 at the corps of engineers with 19th BMA long course. He is a graduate of

Defence Services Command and Staff College The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is situated at Batalanda, Makola (South) 12 Kilometers away from Colombo and its aim to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of experienced officers of the Sri Lanka Army, Sr ...

, National Defence University at China and the

United States Army Engineer School The United States Army Engineer School (USAES) is located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It was founded as a School of Engineering by General Headquarters Orders, Valley Forge on 9 June 1778. The U.S. Army Engineer School provides training that d ...

. Jubayer furthermore completed his two master's degrees at defence studies from the

Bangladesh University of Professionals Bangladesh University of Professionals () (abbreviated as BUP) is a public university in Mirpur Cantonment of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Established on 5 June 2008, it is controlled by the Bangladesh Armed Forces and is affiliated w ...

and

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from the

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining univer ...

Military career

Jubayer was a

brigade major A brigade major was the chief of staff of a brigade in the British Army. They most commonly held the rank of major, although the appointment was also held by captains, and was head of the brigade's "G - Operations and Intelligence" section direct ...

of an infantry brigade during the Chittagong Hill Tracts insurgency. He commanded a riverine engineers battalion, an engineers construction battalion, an engineers construction brigade at

Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka Cantonment () is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force are situated within the cantonment. The cantonment is located on the north-east end of Dhaka. History ...

and additionally an infantry brigade at

Rangamati Cantonment Rangamati Cantonment () is a cantonment located in Rangamati. 305th Infantry Brigade of Bangladesh Army is situated here under 24th Infantry Division. It is one of several cantonments in Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts ...

. He furthermore, served as the chief engineer of

Dhaka North City Corporation Dhaka North City Corporation () is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the northern part of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The DNCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who pr ...

. Jubayer was promoted to major general on 2019 and was posted as the general officer commanding of 17th Infantry Division and area commander

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

area. He was later transferred to a non-combatant assignment, serving as the commandant of

on 2020. Soon after he was posted to army headquarters initially as engineer-in-chief and later the adjutant general of army. On 24 August 2021, He led a delegation for a joint warfare workshop in company of the

Sri Lankan Army The Sri Lanka Army (; ) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; t ...

with the orchestration of Sri Lankan defence chief and army commander general

Shavendra Silva General Shavendra Silva, (, ) is a retired Sri Lanka Army officer who served as Chief of Defence Staff, the head of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2024. He also served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army fro ...

and his compatriot, the commandant of Sri Lankan Defence Services Command and Staff College, major general Nishantha Herath.Jubayer has been awarded the Army Excellence Medal (SUP) for his extraordinary service in Army. As the adjutant general, he was the former vice chairman of the Trust Bank and Astha Life Insurance Company Limited. He was also the former governing body member of National Defence College and

Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) is a training institute for the public sector. It was founded in 1984, and is situated in Savar, Dhaka District. The premises has teaching facilities, quarters for the officers, a mosque, ...

. On 2024, Jubayer tenured as the director general of

. As of April 2025, Jubayer is serving as the ambassador under the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

Personal life

Jubayer Salehin is married to Samia diwan. He is a father of two daughters.

Dates of rank

References

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