As a successful navigator, Admiral Zahir commanded almost all kinds of ships and establishments during his long naval service. He was the first Commanding Officer of BN's modern frigate BNS Bangabandhu. He also commanded BN frigates BNS Umar Farooq, BNS Abu Bakr. He served as Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN) and as Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT) to command BN fleet and Chittagong area command respectively. In addition he performed the duty of Commandant, Bangladesh Marine Academy and Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[2]
Zahir Uddin Ahmed appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy on 26 January 2009 and assume the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff on 29 January 2009. He was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral on 3 October 2009.
Recognitionedit
Admiral Zahir received Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) commendation for his remarkable performance in naval service. He is also awarded with the highest achievement awards namely 'Bangladesh Navy Medal' and 'Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal' for outstanding contribution in different fields of Navy and Coast Guard.
Personal lifeedit
Admiral Zahir is married to Shabnam Ahmed. They have a son and a daughter together.
zahir, uddin, ahmed, this, biography, living, person, relies, single, source, help, adding, reliable, sources, this, article, contentious, material, about, living, people, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, april, 2013, learn, when, . This biography of a living person relies on a single source You can help by adding reliable sources to this article Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed ND NBP BCGM ndc psc born 1957 was Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy He was preceded by Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu psc BN and succeeded by Vice Admiral M Farid Habib ndc psc BN 1 Zahir Uddin AhmedAhmed on 9 July 201212th Chief of Naval StaffIn office 29 January 2009 28 January 2013PresidentIajuddin AhmedZillur RahmanPrime MinisterSheikh HasinaPreceded bySarwar Jahan NizamSucceeded byM Farid HabibPersonal detailsBorn1957GazipurMilitary serviceAllegiance BangladeshBranch service Bangladesh NavyYears of service1979 2013RankAdmiralCommandsBNS Umar FarooqBNS Abu BakrBNS BangabandhuBNS Shaheed MoazzemBNS TitumirDirector of Signals NHQ Director General Bangladesh Coast GuardCommandant Bangladesh Marine AcademyCommodore Commanding BN Flotilla COMBAN Commodore Commanding Chittagong COMCHIT Chief of Naval Staff Contents 1 Naval commands 2 Recognition 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 ReferencesNaval commands editAs a successful navigator Admiral Zahir commanded almost all kinds of ships and establishments during his long naval service He was the first Commanding Officer of BN s modern frigate BNS Bangabandhu He also commanded BN frigates BNS Umar Farooq BNS Abu Bakr He served as Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla COMBAN and as Commodore Commanding Chittagong COMCHIT to command BN fleet and Chittagong area command respectively In addition he performed the duty of Commandant Bangladesh Marine Academy and Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard 2 Zahir Uddin Ahmed appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy on 26 January 2009 and assume the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff on 29 January 2009 He was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral on 3 October 2009 Recognition editAdmiral Zahir received Chief of the Naval Staff CNS commendation for his remarkable performance in naval service He is also awarded with the highest achievement awards namely Bangladesh Navy Medal and Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal for outstanding contribution in different fields of Navy and Coast Guard Personal life editAdmiral Zahir is married to Shabnam Ahmed They have a son and a daughter together See also editMilitary of Bangladesh nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zahir Uddin Ahmed References edit Bangladesh Navy United States Navy bd Retrieved 10 August 2016 In war and Peace Invincible at Sea Bangladesh Navy Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine 11 May 2009 American Chronicle by Hasanuzzaman Talukdar Shemul Military officesPreceded byVice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam Chief of Naval Staff2009 2013 Succeeded byAdmiral M Farid Habib Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zahir Uddin Ahmed amp oldid 1211304989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
