COMMANDANT'S PROFILE

Lieutenant General Mollah Fazle Akbar was commissioned in the Corps of Artillery on 30 November 1976. He has taken over as the Commandant, National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh, on 24 June 2011. In his long service career, beside the regimental appointments, he served in different capacities.

As staff he worked as the Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades, Grade One Staff Officer and Colonel Staff in an Infantry Division Headquarters. He also worked as the Assistant Defence Adviser at Bangladesh High Commission in India.

Lt Gen Akbar commanded the only Air Defence Artillery Brigade (ADA) of Bangladesh Army and a Field Artillery Brigade. He also commanded a Sector of the then Bangladesh Rifles present Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). He was also a Sector Commander of UN Peace Keeping Force in UNMIL (United Nations Mission in Liberia) commanding a force of 3,500 troops (Brigade Group). Before his current assignment at NDC he was holding the appointment of the Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).

He attended a number of courses both at home and abroad. He completed his Anti Aircraft Firing Drone Course from China and Security Intelligence Administration Course from United Kingdom. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Quetta, Pakistan and graduated from Baluchisthan University, Pakistan. He is also a graduate of National Defence College, Bangladesh. Lt Gen Akbar completed Masters in Social Studies (MSS) in Political Science from University of Dhaka and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Royal University, Dhaka. He earned his coveted Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) from National University of Bangladesh.

The General is happily married and proud father of a daughter. He is a keen golfer and has a great knack for studies on International Issues and also likes to travel to different parts of the world.