| Chief of Naval Staff | |
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| নৌবাহিনী প্রধান (Bengali) | |
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 Bangladesh Navy | |
| Type | Bangladesh Navy service chief |
| Abbreviation | CNS |
| Member of | |
| Reports to |  Prime Minister  Minister of Defence |
| Seat | Navy HQ, Banani, Dhaka |
| Nominator | Ministry of Defence |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister with President advice and consent |
| Term length | Maximum 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | The Navy Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No. XXXV OF 1961) |
| Precursor | Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Navy |
| Formation | July 1971 |
| First holder | Acting Captain Nurul Huq |
| Succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of Minister of Defence. |
| Unofficial names | Navy Chief |
| Salary | ৳ 100,000 Monthly (US$ 1,175) ৳ 12,00,000 annually (US$ 14,104) |
| Website | navy |
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) (Bengali: নৌবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Nou Bahini Pradhan) is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Navy. The position is abbreviated as CNS in Bangladesh Navy, and currently held by an Admiral. The current CNS is Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, who took office on 24 July 2023.
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral.
List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:[1]
| No. | Picture | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Nurul Huq (1936–2021) Acting Chief of the Naval Staff | 7 April 1972 | 6 November 1973 | 1 year, 213 days | |
| 2 | Rear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan (1932–2018) | 7 November 1973 | 3 November 1979 | 5 years, 361 days | |
| 3 | Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan psn (1934–1984) | 4 November 1979 | 6 August 1984 † | 4 years, 276 days | |
| 4 | Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed (1938–2012) | 6 August 1984 | 14 August 1990 | 6 years, 8 days | |
| 5 | Rear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa | 15 August 1990 | 2 May 1991 | 260 days | |
| 6 | Rear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc (1941–2020) | 4 June 1991 | 3 June 1995 | 3 years, 303 days | |
| 7 | Rear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam ncc, psc | 4 June 1995 | 3 June 1999 | 3 years, 303 days | |
| 8 | Rear Admiral Abu Taher ncc, psc | 4 June 1999 | 3 June 2002 | 2 years, 303 days | |
| 9 | Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc (born 1948) | 4 June 2002 | 9 January 2005 | 2 years, 281 days | |
| 10 | Rear Admiral M. Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc (1950–2013) | 9 January 2005 | 9 February 2007 | 2 years, 31 days | |
| 11 | Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc (born 1952) | 10 February 2007 | 28 January 2009 | 2 years, 18 days | |
| 12 | Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1957) | 29 January 2009 | 28 January 2013 | 3 years, 365 days | |
| 13 | Admiral M. Farid Habib (ND) NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1959) | 28 January 2013 | 27 January 2016 | 2 years, 364 days | |
| 14 | Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc (born 1960) | 27 January 2016 | 26 January 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | |
| 15 | Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury (G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc (born 1959) | 26 January 2019 | 25 July 2020 | 1 year, 181 days | |
| 16 | Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc (born 1964) | 25 July 2020 | 24 July 2023 | 2 years, 363 days | |
| 17 | Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan , OSP, NPP, ndc, ncc, psc (born 1967) | 24 July 2023 | Incumbent | 234 days |
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