Sarwar Hossain | |
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Born | Dacca, East Pakistan | 16 January 1966
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Service/ | Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1986-2020 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | UNIKOM ONUCI |
Sarwar Hossain (Bengali: সারওয়ার হোসেন; born 16 January 1966)[1] is a retired Bangladeshi major general who was former Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.[2][3]
Hossain studied at BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola and Adamjee Cantonment College.[4] He completed his master's degree in Management from the University of Hyderabad.[4]
Hossain has completed his PhD in Bangladesh Liberation War from the University of Dhaka in 2018.[5][6]
Hossain was commissioned from Bangladesh Military Academy with 15 BMA Long Course in the Corps of Infantry in December 1986.[5] He was Principal of Military Collegiate School Khulna.[5] Hossain commanded an Infantry Brigade in Rangamati District.[4]
Hossain served as Director of Internal affairs bureau of DGFI till 2016.[7] In November 2016, he was debuted as the Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.[8][9] He replaced Major General Abul Hossain.[9] He was succeeded by Major General S. M. Salahuddin Islam in December 2020.[10]
Sarwar is a regular contributor in different journals and magazines on contemporary topics. His first book, titled Random Thoughts, was a collection of several articles on diverse issues. He is the author of 1971: Resistance, Resilience, and Redemption,[11] a work on the liberation war of Bangladesh, published in 2019.[12]
On 17 August 2022, Hossain was appointed an Independent Director of Simtex Industries Limited.[13] He is the Chairman of AFC Health Limited which has three hospitals in Bangladesh.[14] He is an adjunct faculty at North South University.[4]