Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam

Bangladeshi military officer (1941–2020)

Rear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam

6th Chief of Naval Staff
In office 4 June 1991 – 3 June 1995
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad Shahabuddin Ahmed (acting) Abdur Rahman Biswas
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Amir Ahmed Mustafa
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nurul Islam

Personal details
Born	11 September 1941 Kolaghat, Bengal, British India
Died	14 July 2020(2020-07-14) (aged 78) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Spouse	Shirin Hasanat Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Navy Bangladesh Navy
Years of service	1962–1995
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Chiefs of Naval Staff Director of Operations of the Bangladesh Coast Guard Commander, COMCHIT
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (11 September 1941 – 14 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi military officer, chief of staff of Bangladesh Navy from 5 June 1991 to 3 June 1995.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Early life

Islam was born on 11 September 1941. In 1959, he joined Pakistan Navy as a cadet and was commissioned in 1963. He studied at the College of Naval Command and Staff in Naval War College in the United States.^[5]

Career

Islam was the deputy chief of naval staff. He served as the Chief of naval staff from 1991 to 1995.^[5]

Death

Islam died from COVID-19 complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh on 14 July 2020.^[5]

References

^ Akhtar, Rafique (1991-01-01). Pakistan Yearbook. East & West Publishing Company. p. 297. ISBN 9789698017002.
^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1995-05-01. p. 8.
^ "Bangladesh Navy". www.navy.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
^ করোনায় সাবেক নৌবাহিনী প্রধানের মৃত্যু. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Bangladesh Navy chief Mohaiminul dies from COVID-19". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.