Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman


Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman is a Bangladesh Army General. In his civil career he was the chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board. He is currently serving as the Bangladeshi Ambassador to Lebanon.

Early life

Rahman was born on 5 July 1967 in Tangail District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He joined Bangladesh Military Academy and was commission into the Bangladesh Army Service Corps on 25 December 1986. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the National University of Bangladesh. He graduated from the Defence Services Command and Staff College and received command training in Pakistan.

Career

Rahman served as the commander of a Supply and Transport Battalion. He was the commanding officer of a Station Supply Depot. He worked as an Assistant Military Secretary in the Bangladesh Army headquarters. He held a number of positions in the military intelligence agency, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. He worked as an instructor in the Bangladesh Military Academy and Army Service Corps School. He was deployed in United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission in 1991. He was promoted to commandant of the Army Service Corps Centre and School. He was then transferred to the Army headquarters where he worked as the director of Supply and Transport Directorate. He served as the Managing Director of the Bangladesh Army owned Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory. He served as the Deputy Chief Supply Officer of the United Nations Mission in Sudan. He served in the United Nations Mission in Liberia as its Deputy Chief of Integrated Support Services. He was appointed Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board on 20 March 2018 replacing Major General Md Shafeenul Islam.