Major General Azmal Kabir appointed as ambassador to Indonesia

The government has appointed Major General Azmal Kabir as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia, the foreign ministry said.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 24 Oct 2016, 10:17 AM
Updated : 24 Oct 2016, 10:17 AM

Kabir was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in 1983.

In his career, he served as instructor at the Engineer Center & School of Military Engineering and the School of Infantry & Tactics.

He commanded 10 Riverine Engineer Battalion and 98 Composite Brigade at the Bangabandhu Bridge.

He also served as the Commandant of Bangladesh Ordnance Factories and Bangladesh Tea Board chairman.

He served three UN missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, East Timor and Liberia.

Kabir graduated from Bangladesh Military Academy under Chittagong University and completed his BSc in Civil Engineering from BUET.