M. Abdul Hafiz

Abdul Hafiz (1935 – 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer who retired as a brigadier general, and later became known as a columnist and analyst of international security and national defence.[1] He was the former Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[2]

Early life and education

Abdul Hafiz was born in 1935 in Rangpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India.[3] He spent his early years in Bogura.[3] He later joined the Pakistan Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1960.[3]

Career

Hafiz served in the Pakistan Army before the Independence of Bangladesh and continued his service in the Bangladesh Army after 1971.[3] Over the course of his career, he held various command and staff appointments and eventually rose to the rank of brigadier general.[3] He retired from active military service in 1988.[3]

Following his retirement from the army, Hafiz was appointed director general of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, a position he held for ten years from 1982 to 1992.[4][3] He wrote newspaper columns on regional geopolitics and defence issues.[3] He later served in the board of governors of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[5]

Death

Hafiz died on 18 April 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hafiz, M. Abdul (2006-04-03). "The tectonic shift in South Asian Order". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  2. ^ "Former DGs". www.biiss.org. Archived from the original on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Hafiz dies". The Daily Star. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies". Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies". old.biiss.org. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
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