Md Abdul Mubeen

Mohammad Abdul Mubeen (born 10 March 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi four star general who served as the chief of army staff of the Bangladesh Army from 2009 to 2012. He was the 10th principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division and served as general officer commanding of two divisions. He was the chairman and nominated director of United Power Generation & Distribution Company Limited.

Education Mubeen was a cadet of Mirzapur Cadet College. He was commissioned in the East Bengal Regiment of the Bangladesh Army on 30 November 1976 from the Bangladesh Military Academy's 3rd SSC (short service commission) course with general Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan. Mubeen was a graduate of both Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College.

Army Chief (2009-2012) In June 2009, he was made the new Army Chief, succeeding Mooen U Ahmed.

As army chief, he strengthened ties with India. Under his tenure, both countries had joint military exercises.

Personal life He is married to Syeda Sharifa Khanom, and has two sons and a daughter. His elder son Sharif is a third-generation army officer; Abdul Mubeen's father was an army officer as well. He enjoyed golfing as a pastime, and was a decorated player in the army hockey team during his early days.

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