Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman

Mahbubur Rahman is a retired lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from May 1996 to December 1997. He graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in civil engineering. He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers from the 17th special course on 2 March 1964.

Early life and education He was born in Jagatpur, Biral Upazila, Dinajpur District. He passed his matriculation from Dinajpur Zila School in 1956. He completed his intermediate from Dhaka College. In 1963 he completed his BSc in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Later he joined the Pakistan Army.

Military career He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers from the 17th Special Course on 2 March 1964.. He was also largely involved in quelling the 1996 coup in Bangladesh against president Abdur Rahman Biswas, being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh army afterwards.

Politics He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after retirement from the Bangladesh Army. He is a former standing committee member of the BNP. In the 8th National Parliament election in 2001, he was elected as a member of parliament from the Dinajpur-2 constituency on the nomination of BNP. He left the BNP in 2019.