Early life
Nizam was born in the Anwara Upazila, Anwara of then East Bengal in Dominion of Pakistan (now in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh) on 2 November 1952. He joined the erstwhile Pakistan Navy as an officer cadet at the age of 18, and completed six months training at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul. In 1970, he joined the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi and was commissioned 1st into the executive branch as a gunnery officer of the Pakistan Navy and subsequently in the Bangladesh Navy in 1973. Nizam graduated from the Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh), Defence Services Command and Staff College in 1986 and from the National Defence University (China), National Defence University in China on 1996. Nizam also attended the Communication Specialization Course with the Royal Navy and completed of a Senior Executive Course with the Asia Pacific Centre for Securities Studies in the United States.Military career
Nizam commanded two warship, two offshore vessels, two patrol crafts, one naval base and one mine-sweeper craft. Nizam furthermore commanded the Bangladesh naval flotilla and the Chittagong naval area. Nizam was the director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, in which, he commissioned the construction of the first sectionally built coast guard vessels. He also oversaw the BN Dockyard at Khulna. At naval headquarters, Nizam served as the director intelligence and drafting authority. He was also the assistant chief of naval staff for operations and then personnel. On 10 February 2007 Nizam was appointed as the chief of naval staff. He was promoted to vice admiral on 23 May same year. Nizam was instrumental for modernizing the navy and the amelioration of Bangladesh naval fleet. As naval chief, Nizam also served as president of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation. Nizam went to leave per retirment on 29 January 2009 and was succeeded by rear admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed.Personal life
Admiral Nizam is married to Munira Nizam and the couple has one daughter, Nafeesa Hadi.See also
*Military of Bangladesh *Muhammad Shahid SarwarReferences
Footnotes Citations , - 1952 births Living people People from Anwara Upazila Bangladeshi Navy admirals Director generals of Bangladesh Coast Guard Chiefs of Naval Staff (Bangladesh) Government Muslim High School alumni {{Bangladesh-bio-stub