Md Sarwar Hossain

Sarwar Hossain (born 16 January 1966)^[1] is a retired Bangladeshi major general who was former Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.^[2][3]

Sarwar Hossain
Born	1966 (1966) (age 57)
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service/branch	Bangladesh Army
Rank	Major General
Unit	East Bengal Regiemnt Commissioned with 15th Bangladesh Military Academy Long Course BMA Platoon Commander in UNIKOM & Operations Officer in ONUCI Commanding Officer , 4 East Bengal Regiment Commander , 305 Infantry Brigade Director at Directorate General of Forces Intelligence
Battles/wars	UNIKOM ONUCI

Early life and education

Hossain studied at BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola and Adamjee Cantonment College.^[4] He completed his master's degree in Management from the University of Hyderabad.^[4]

Hossain has completed his PhD in Bangladesh Liberation War from the University of Dhaka in 2018.^[5][6]

Career

Hossain was commissioned from Bangladesh Military Academy with 15 BMA Long Course in the Corps of Infantry in December 1986.^[5] He was Principal of Military Collegiate School Khulna.^[5] Hossain commanded an Infantry Brigade in Rangamati District.^[4]

Hossain served as Director of Internal affairs bureau of DGFI till 2016.^[7] In November 2016, he was debuted as the Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.^[8][9] He replaced Major General Abul Hossain.^[9] He was succeeded by Major General S. M. Salahuddin Islam in December 2020.^[10]

Sarwar is a regular contributor in different journals and magazines on contemporary topics. His first book, titled Random Thoughts, was a collection of several articles on diverse issues. He is the author of 1971: Resistance, Resilience, and Redemption,^[11] a work on the liberation war of Bangladesh, published in 2019.^[12]

On 17 August 2022, Hossain was appointed an Independent Director of Simtex Industries Limited.^[13] He is the Chairman of AFC Health Limited which has three hospitals in Bangladesh.^[14] He is an adjunct faculty at North South University.^[4]

References

1. Hossain, Md Sarwar (December 2015). "Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Issue: Challenges and Way Ahead" (PDF). NDC Journal. 14 (2): 30.
2. "DU collaborates with AFC Biotech to develop Covid-19 vaccine". The Business Standard. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
3. "President greets Hasina for AL's 3rd consecutive win". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
4. "Management | Simtex Group | Simtex Industries Limited | Sewing Threads in Bangladesh | Spun Polyester Threads in Bangladesh | Garments Accessories Manufacturer in Bangladesh". Retrieved 4 October 2022.
5. "Sarwar Hossain made military secy to President - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
6. sun, daily. "Gen Sarwar obtains PhD from DU | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
7. "Sarwar Hossain made Military Secretary to President | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
8. রাষ্ট্রপতির সামরিক সচিব হলেন মেজর জেনারেল সরোয়ার হোসেন. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
9. "Sarwar made military secretary to president". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
10. sun, daily. "Maj Gen Salahuddin new military secy to President, Maj Gen Moshfequr BUP VC | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
11. "1971: Resistance, Resilience and Redemption". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
12. "President for more research on freedom struggle". NTV. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
13. "Sarwar Hossain new Independent Director of Simtex board". The Business Standard. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
14. "AFC HEALTH LTD". afchealthbd.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

Preceded by Abul Hossain

Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh 2019-2020

Succeeded by S. M. Salahuddin Islam