Md. Ziaul Hoque

Muhammad Ziaul Hoque is the 18th director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. He is the former managing director of the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation.

Education Hoque joined the Bangladesh Naval Academy in 1987. He was commissioned on 1 January 1989 as torpedo anti-submarine coordinating (TAS) officer. In 1991, he completed a naval officers' course in Germany. He completed two courses on submarines from India and Turkey as well.

Military career Hoque commanded five warships including a Frigate, two patrol craft, one minesweeper craft, BNS Shaheed Moazzem and BNS Ulka under the Chittagong naval area. He was also an instructor at the Torpedo Anti-Submarine School and the Defence Services Command and Staff College. He was the training coordinating officer of the Bangladesh Naval Academy. He also served as a military observer in United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.

Hoque was the director of naval aviation and naval submarines at naval headquarters. He also served as the managing director of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation in 2022-2023, when Hoque cited plans to purchase an additional 18-21 ships for the corporation.

Hoque was promoted to rear admiral in January 2024 and was designated as the senior directing staff at the National Defence College. Hoque was appointed director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard by the Yunus administration in October 2024.

Parsonal life The Rear Admiral is married to Mrs Farhana Begum and blessed with two sons and one daughter. He likes to pass his time reading, travelling and occasionally playing golf.