Sultan Mahmud (officer)


Sultan Mahmud
Native name
সুলতান মাহমুদ
Born3 May 1944
Feni, Bengal, British India
Died (aged 79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance Pakistan (Before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Service/branch Pakistan Air Force
 Bangladesh Air Force
Years of service1954-1987
Rank Air Vice Marshal
UnitNo. 6 Squadron PAF
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War
Awards Bir Uttom
Independence Day Award

Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud, Bir Uttom (1944 – 14 August 2023) was a former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force and a former deputy chief martial law administrator.[1][2] As a member of Kilo Flight, he is one of the founders of Bangladesh's Air Force.[citation needed] He later served as minister of Industries.[3] He received the Independence Day Award from the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Ershad wanted to grab power after Zia killing". The Daily Star. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ Daily Report China. Vol. 129. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1985. pp. F1.
  3. ^ Lal, Shiv (1989). Politics in South Asia. New Delhi : Election Archives. pp. 155–156.
  4. ^ "2 more named for Independence Award". The Daily Star. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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