Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim

Rear Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim NPP, ndu, afwc, psc
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service / branch	Bangladesh Navy
Years of service	1987 – present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Commander, Chittagong Naval Area (COMCHIT) Commander, Dhaka Naval Area (COMDHAKA) Commander, Submarine (COMSUB) Commandant of Bangladesh Naval Academy Commodore, BNS Umar Farooq Commodore, BNS Shaikat
Awards	Nou Parodorshita Padak (NPP)
Alma mater	National Defence University, China Royal Malaysian Navy Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, India National Defence College (NDC)

Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim NPP, ndu, afwc, psc is a two star Admiral of Bangladesh Navy^[1] currently serving as the Ambassador at Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh at Oman under Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior that he was Commander Chittagong Naval Area (COMCHIT) and Dhaka Naval Area (COMDHAKA).^[2][3]

Early life and education

Azim joined Bangladesh Navy on 1 January 1987 and received his commission with distinction in the Executive Branch. He underwent basic naval officer's training in Royal Malaysian Navy.

Career

Azim, in his naval career, commanded BNS SHAH AMANAT, BNS SAIKAT, BNS NIRBHOY, BNS S R AMIN, and BN Frigate BNS UMAR FAROOQ (F-16). He served as Director at Directorate of Naval Operations, NHQ Dhaka in 2014-15.^[4] He received National Integrity Award 2020-2021 from Bangladesh Navy.

Family

Rear Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim is married to Nurtaz Azim and was blessed with two daughters Nuzabah and Mehtaz.^[5]

References

1. "Commander of Dhaka Naval Area Rear Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim inaugurating the Inter-Service Football Competition by releasing the balloons at the Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar Football Ground in Dhaka Cantonment on Sunday. ISPR photo". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
2. "Bangladesh Navy hosts Indian Ocean naval symposium". New Age. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
3. "Commodore Khondkar Misbah Ul Azim, (TAS), afwc, psc". Drawing Inferences of Human Security in Maritime Dimension in Bangladesh: A Governance Perspective – via NDC Journal.
4. "Photo Gallery - Tritriyo Matra". tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
5. "Commander Dhaka Naval Area".