Abdul Wadud
আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ
11th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
13 June 2009 – 1 January 2013
PresidentZillur Rahman
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMd Abdul Mubeen
Succeeded byBelal Shafiul Huq
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1976-2013
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitCorps of Engineers
Commands

Abdul Wadud is a retired three-star rank Bangladesh Army officer and present managing director of Summit Power.[1][2]

Early life and education

Wadud completed his undergraduate degree in engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and graduate and post-graduate degrees in engineering in a university in the United States.[3][4]

Career

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees and Lt. Gen. Abdul Wadud

Wadud was the commandant of Military Institute of Science & Technology from 27 March 2000 to 15 February 2001.[5]

From 3 February 2006 to 27 July 2009, Wadud served as the commandant of Military Institute of Science & Technology.[5]

Wadud served as the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division in 2009 to 2013.[6][7] He was the first Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals.[8] He is a former and Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army.[4] He was the managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[4] He received Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka during his tour of Bangladesh.[9]

In 2013 after retirement Wadud joined as the managing director of Summit Power.[3]

In November 2018, Wadud and 149 retired military officers pledged to work for Awami League before the 11th parliamentary elections in December.[10] In 2019, Wadud received ICMAB Best Corporate Award on behalf of Summit Group.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Summit Power gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Wadud new MD of Summit Power". businessnews24bd.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)". mist.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Power, Alex. "Bangladeshi military official tours Kingsley Field". Herald and News. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)". bup.edu.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Visiting Sri Lankan Army Commander Calls at DSCSC &;amp; MIST in Bangladesh". Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Over 150 retired armed forces officers to work for AL". The Financial Express. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Summit Power tops ICMAB Best Corporate Award". New Age. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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