Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim
since 29 December 2023
Bangladesh Armed Forces
TypeChief Executive Officer of the Armed Forces Division
AbbreviationPSO
Reports to Prime Minister
Ministry of Defence
SeatPrime Minister's Office
AppointerPrime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationDecember 1978 (December 1978)
First holderBrigadier General Abul Hasanat Md Abdullah
Salary৳ 984,000 annually
(US$ 11,566)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Principal Staff Officer, abbreviated as PSO, is the head of the Armed Forces Division, a ministry level joint forces headquarters under Prime Minister's Office. It acts as the high command of the national armed forces. It is currently held by a three-star rank lieutenant general.

Role and functions

The Principal Staff Officer is the head of Armed Forces Division, which is part of the Prime Minister's Office. He is assisted by a PS (acting PSO) & five departmental heads each one star rank military officer from Bangladesh Armed Forces.[1]

Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Prime Minister he has the authority, direction, and control over all operational and administrative services. He also, as per government notification, performs the duties of a full-fledged Secretary with full administrative and financial authority as that of a Secretary in any other Division / Ministry.

Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of Principal Staff Officer.

Portrait Principal Staff OfficerTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
Abul Hasanat Md Abdullah
Abdullah, Abul Hasanat MdBrigadier General
Abul Hasanat Md Abdullah		197219763–4 years[2]
Nurul Islam Shishu
Islam, NurulMajor General
Nurul Islam Shishu		197619803–4 years[3]
Mir Shawkat Ali
Ali, Mir ShawkatLieutenant General
Mir Shawkat Ali		198019854–5 years[4]
Imamuzzaman Chowdhury
Chowdhury, ImamuzzamanMajor General
Imamuzzaman Chowdhury		199019965–6 years
Abdus Salam
Salam, AbdusMajor General
Abdus Salam		199619995–6 years[5]
Shubid Ali Bhuiyan
Bhuiyan, ShubidMajor General
Shubid Ali Bhuiyan		199920044–5 years[6]
A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur PSC
Nur, A.I.M.Major General
A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur PSC		200420061–2 years
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Ndc, PSC
Chowdhury, JahangirMajor General
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Ndc, PSC
(born 1953)		2006June 20070–1 years[7]
Masud Uddin Chowdhury NDU, PSC
Chowdhury, MasudLieutenant General
Masud Uddin Chowdhury NDU, PSC		June 20072 June 20081 year[8]
Md Abdul Mubeen Ndc, psc
Mubeen, MdLieutenant General
Md Abdul Mubeen Ndc, psc
(born 1955)		4 June 200812 June 20091 year, 8 days[9]
Abdul Wadud Ndc, psc
Wadud, AbdulLieutenant General
Abdul Wadud Ndc, psc		13 June 20091 January 20133 years, 203 days
Shafiul Huq Ndc, psc
Huq, ShafiulLieutenant General
Shafiul Huq Ndc, psc
(born 1958)		1 January 201324 June 20152 years, 174 days
Mainul Islam Afwc, psc
Islam, MoinulLieutenant General
Mainul Islam Afwc, psc		1 July 201531 January 2016214 days[10]
Md Mahfuzur Rahman rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD
Rahman, MdLieutenant General
Md Mahfuzur Rahman rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD
(born 1961)		1 February 201624 November 20204 years, 298 days[11]
Waker-uz-Zaman
Rahman, MdLieutenant General
Waker-uz-Zaman		24 November 202029 December 20233 years, 38 days[12]
Mizanur Rahman Shamim
Lieutenant General
Mizanur Rahman Shamim		29 December 2023Incumbent3 days

References

  1. ↑ Division, Armed Forces. "Officer's in AFD". www.afd.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  2. ↑ "History of AFD". Armed Forces Division. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Moudud (1995). Democracy and the Challenge of Development: A Study of Politics and Military Interventions in Bangladesh. Vikas Publishing House. p. 142. ISBN 0706997263.
  4. ↑ Hossain, Urmee (2012). "Ali, Lt General Mir Shawkat". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ↑ Khanam, Rashida (2008). The Nature of Legitimacy and the Crisis of Bangladesh Politics 1972-1990. A H Development Publishing House. p. 244.
  6. ↑ "Bio". Shubid Ali Bhuiyan. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  7. ↑ Ved, Mahendra (June 2007). "Bangladesh upgrades Top Brass". India Strategic. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  8. ↑ "Gen Masud made NDC chief in army changes". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Lt Gen Mubin new army chief". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  10. ↑ "Lt Gen Moinul Islam takes over as new Armed Forces Division PSO". bdnews24.com. 1 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Lt Gen Mahfuzur Rahman appointed as new Armed Forces Division PSO". bdnews24.com. 1 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Lieutenant General Wakar made PSO". New Age. 30 November 2020.
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