এ কে এম আবদুর রহমান (A K M Abdur Rahman)

A K M Abdur Rahman A K M Abdur Rahman is a Major General in the Bangladesh Army and currently the Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS). He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Dhaka and also a graduate of Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College, Kuala Lumpur. He completed his National Defence Course from National Defence College (NDC), Dhaka. He obtained his Master of Defence Studies from National University of Bangladesh and Post-Graduation Diploma (with credit) on Strategic and Defence Studies from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He did his MPhil from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on “Energy Security of Bangladesh: Governance Challenges”. General Abdur Rahman is currently pursuing his PhD on “Coal Based Energy for the Sustainable Development of Bangladesh”. The General is a Para Commando and a typical infantry officer. In his 35-year long military career, he served in different capacities, a large part of it was as faculty and instructor in different training institutions which include Military Police School, School of Infantry & Tactics (SI&T), Bangladesh Military Academy, Non-Commissioned Officers’ (NCOs) Academy, DSCSC and NDC. He has a few publications to his credit and he edited more than 30 academic books and journals. General Abdur Rahman is one of the 15 pioneer military officers of Bangladesh who served as an observer at the United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) in 1988-1989. He also served as Force Provost Marshal in the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in 2006-2007. He received the commendation of the Force Commander from both the UN missions he served for discharging his duties at the risk of his own life and outstanding performance. He sustained bullet injury during counterinsurgency operation in Chattogram Hill Tracts and was awarded with the ‘Major War Injury Stripe (Golden Injury)’ by the Government of Bangladesh.