Mohammad Maksudur Rahman

Mohammad Maksudur Rahman is a retired major general in the Bangladesh Army. Before retirement he was director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.

Early life Rahman was born on 1 September 1966. He graduated from the Defence Services Command and Staff College and did a master's degree in defence studies from the National University, Bangladesh.

From 1992 to 1993, Rahman served in the United Nations Protection Force during the Yugoslav Wars. In October 2015, he was appointed the deputy commander of the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur.

Rahman also served as directing staff of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur. He served as an instructor at the School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T) in Jalalabad Cantonment and the Non-commissioned Officer's Academy (NCOA) in Bogra Cantonment.

In February 2017, Rahman was appointed the general officer commanding of the 10th Infantry Division in Ramu Cantonment. He replaced Major General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan.

Rahman was posted at National Defence College as senior directing staff (army-1). Before join NDC, he was director general of Directorate General Defence Purchase (DGDP). He also served as the directing staff of Defence Services Command & staff College (DSCSC).

Rahman was the director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies until September 2022.

In December 2022, Rahman was appointed chairman of Uttara Finance and Investments Limited.

Personal life Rahman is married to Rownak Afroz with whom he has two daughters.