Nizam was born in the Anwara district of Chittagong in 1952. He joined the erstwhile Pakistan Navy as an officer cadet at the age of 18, and completed six months training at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul. In 1970 he joined the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi and was commissioned 1st into the Executive Branch of the Pakistan Navy and subsequently in Bangladesh Navy in 1973.
Nizam graduated from the Defence Services Command & Staff College in Dhaka in 1986 and from the National Defence University in Beijing, China in 1996. Other qualifications include a Communication Specialization Course with the Royal Navy and completion of a Senior Executive Course with the Asia Pacific Centre for Securities Studies in the United States.
Naval commandsedit
Nizam has held command positions with most of the large vessels in the Bangladesh Navy, including three years as commander of the frigateBNS Umar Farooq, the largest naval vessel in Bangladesh service.
Nizam also held a range of staff command positions including that of the Flotilla Commander and Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT). He also served as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations) and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel) in Naval Headquarters.
On 10 February 2007 Nizam was sworn in as Naval Chief of Staff and was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 23 May of the same year. As Chief of Staff he has supported the introduction of new technology for the operation of naval vessels, and a modernisation of the ageing Bangladesh fleet.[1] In addition to his direct military duties, Nizam was Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard,[2] in which role he commissioned the construction of the first locally built coast guard vessels. He was also Chairman of the Naval Shipyard at Khulna,[3] and President of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation.[4]
Admiral Nizam came to normal retirement with effect from 29 January 2009 after ending his 36 years naval career.
Personal lifeedit
Admiral Nizam is married to Munira Nizam and the couple has one daughter, Nafeesa Hadi.[2]
sarwar, jahan, nizam, vice, admiral, born, 1952, first, ever, vice, admiral, chief, staff, bangladesh, navy, preceded, rear, admiral, hasan, khan, succeeded, vice, admiral, zahir, uddin, ahmed, bnvice, admiral, 11th, chief, naval, staffin, office, february, 20. Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu psc BN born 1952 is the first ever Vice Admiral and Ex Chief of Staff for the Bangladesh Navy He is preceded by Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan ndc psc BN and succeeded by Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed ND ndc psc BNVice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam11th Chief of Naval StaffIn office 10 February 2007 28 January 2009Preceded byM Hasan Ali KhanSucceeded byZahir Uddin AhmedPersonal detailsBorn1952 age 71 72 Anwara ChittagongMilitary serviceAllegiance BangladeshBranch service Bangladesh NavyYears of service1973 2009RankVice admiralCommandsBNS Umar FarooqFlotilla CommanderCommodore commanding Chittagong COMCHIT A Chief of Staff Operations A Chief of Staff Personnel Director General Bangladesh Coast GuardChief of Naval Staff Contents 1 Early life 2 Naval commands 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editNizam was born in the Anwara district of Chittagong in 1952 He joined the erstwhile Pakistan Navy as an officer cadet at the age of 18 and completed six months training at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul In 1970 he joined the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi and was commissioned 1st into the Executive Branch of the Pakistan Navy and subsequently in Bangladesh Navy in 1973 Nizam graduated from the Defence Services Command amp Staff College in Dhaka in 1986 and from the National Defence University in Beijing China in 1996 Other qualifications include a Communication Specialization Course with the Royal Navy and completion of a Senior Executive Course with the Asia Pacific Centre for Securities Studies in the United States Naval commands editNizam has held command positions with most of the large vessels in the Bangladesh Navy including three years as commander of the frigate BNS Umar Farooq the largest naval vessel in Bangladesh service Nizam also held a range of staff command positions including that of the Flotilla Commander and Commodore Commanding Chittagong COMCHIT He also served as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Operations and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Personnel in Naval Headquarters On 10 February 2007 Nizam was sworn in as Naval Chief of Staff and was promoted to Vice Admiral on 23 May of the same year As Chief of Staff he has supported the introduction of new technology for the operation of naval vessels and a modernisation of the ageing Bangladesh fleet 1 In addition to his direct military duties Nizam was Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard 2 in which role he commissioned the construction of the first locally built coast guard vessels He was also Chairman of the Naval Shipyard at Khulna 3 and President of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation 4 Admiral Nizam came to normal retirement with effect from 29 January 2009 after ending his 36 years naval career Personal life editAdmiral Nizam is married to Munira Nizam and the couple has one daughter Nafeesa Hadi 2 See also editMilitary of Bangladesh Muhammad Shahid SarwarReferences edit Acquire professional knowledge for best use of new technology Navy chief urges officers The Daily Star 2007 12 31 Retrieved 2008 08 11 a b Hadi Nafeesa 2008 Promotion of DG Bangladesh Coast Guard Bangladesh Coast Guard Archived from the original on 2008 06 15 Retrieved 2008 08 11 Khulna Shipyard Ltd Management Team Bangladesh Navy 2007 Archived from the original on 2008 06 05 Retrieved 2008 08 11 National Age Group Swimming begins today The New Nation 2008 07 20 Archived from the original on 2008 12 01 Retrieved 2008 08 11 Military offices Preceded byRear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan Chief of Naval Staff2007 2009 Succeeded byVice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed nbsp This Bangladeshi biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarwar Jahan Nizam amp oldid 1209267953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
