Mohammad Javed Patwary

Mohammad Javed Patwary (born 1961) is a retired Bangladeshi police officer and diplomat. From January 2018 to April 2020, he was inspector general of police (IGP), the highest position in the Bangladesh Police. Earlier, he served as additional inspector general of the Special Branch (SB). After his retirement in 2020, he was appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia by the government of Bangladesh.

Early life and education Patwary was born on 15 April 1961 and grew up in Mandari Village, Sadar upazila, Chandpur district.

Career Patwary was awarded the first merit position in the police cadre of the 6th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams.

During his career, he served in various units. He was assistant superintendent of police in Netrakona District, additional superintendent of police in Sylhet District, and additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He later returned to CID as deputy inspector general and additional inspector general. From January 2005 to March 2005, he was commissioner of the Khulna Metropolitan Police. Patwary was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal in 2010 and 2011. He also received the IGP's Exemplary Good Service Badge twice. During his time there, he collected documents for The Prison Diaries of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which pleased Rahman's family members, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He preserved documents of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the archives of the Special Branch.

Patwary was made inspector general of police effective 31 January 2018. He was the president of the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation.

Patwary retired from the police with effect from 15 April 2020. He was replaced by Benazir Ahmed, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion. On 29 June 2020, he was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia on a three-year contract. He replaced Golam Moshi, a leader of the Jatiya Party, as ambassador.

Criticism In August 2025, some documents were found in the Special Branch, where it is mentioned that Patwary was the actual writer of the book The Unfinished Memoirs on behalf of Sheikh Hasina.