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Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, (born February 2, 1953 in Munshiganj District, East Pakistan) is a former three-star general of the Bangladesh Army and former Chief of the Border Guard Bangladesh during the conflicts with Border Security Force of India and skirmishes with Banga Sena militant group in the Bangladesh–India border.〔(No infiltration from Bangla, says Head of BDR, General Jahangir )〕 A former Principal Staff Officer of the Army of Bangladesh he was elevated to the position of Quartermaster general at the same time General Moeen U Ahmed, the Chief of the Army (and his coursemate) was made first serving Four-star General in national military history.〔(Bangladesh upgrades Top Brass Has its first 4-Star Serving General )〕 He is widely known to be credited to have gone to the Presidential Palace to ask the President of Bangladesh to declare the State of emergency which led to the Events of 2008 that brought the military in power〔(General Moeen Purge 1/11 Key Players In Power Struggle To Regain Supremacy )〕 == Bio data == General Jahangir was born on 2 February 1953 and was commissioned in the Corps of Artillery of Bangladesh Army in 1975. Beginning his career as a Gunner he served in different artillery outfits in various capacities including commanding Two Artillery Brigades and a Field Artillery Regiment. Trained both at home and abroad General Jahangir served in number of Command, Staff and Instructional assignments of Bangladesh Army. Apart from Artillery outfits, he commanded Bangladesh Rifles for a significant period - in the rank of Major General as Director General and in the rank of Colonel as Sector Commander. General Jahangir was assigned with staff responsibilities in Bangladesh Army Headquarters as Master General of Ordnance, Military secretary, Director of Inspectorate of Technical Development and General Staff Officer - 1St Grade in Military Intelligence Directorate. He was also the Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster in HQ 66 Infantry Division and General Staff Officer - II (Coordination) in Bangladesh Military Academy. In early phase of his career, General Jahangir had also been an instructor in Bangladesh Military Academy. Later he served as a Group Testing Officer (GTO) in Inter Services Selection Board. General Jahangir got the unique opportunity to serve as United Nations Military Observer and Staff in three different UN Missions between 1994 to 1996 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Georgia. General Jahangir is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College and Bangladesh National Defence College, Mirpur, Dhaka. He is a widely traveled person, and takes keen interests in Tennis and Golf. General Jahangir is married to Mrs Laila Arzu and they have a son and a daughter. He was retired from Army on 2 February 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jahangir Alam Chowdhury」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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