M. Farid Habib
{{Short description|Bangladeshi Chief of Naval Staff}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific_prefix = Admiral
|honorific_suffix = NBP, OSP
|name = Farid Habib
|image = Bangladesh Navy VAdm Muhammad Farid Habib.jpg
|caption =
|office = 13th Chief of Naval Staff
|predecessor = Zahir Uddin Ahmed
|successor = Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
|term_start = 28 January 2013
|term_end = 27 January 2016
|president = {{ubl|Zillur Rahman|Abdul Hamid}}
|primeminister = Sheikh Hasina
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|4|22|df=y}}
|death_date =
|birth_place = Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
|death_place =
|allegiance = {{BAN}}
|branch = {{navy|Bangladesh}}
{{coast guard|Bangladesh}}
|serviceyears = 1979 – 2016
|commands = *Chief of Naval Staff
- Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)
- Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
- Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka (Admin Dhaka)
- Director (Planning), Bangladesh Coast Guard
- Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL)
- Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMFLOT)
|awards = 30px Noubahini Padak (NBP)
{{Flagicon image|Extraordiary Service Medal.png|size=30px}} Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)
30px Commendation Padak
}}
Mohammed Farid Habib{{efn|(ND), NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc}} (born 22 April 1959) is a retired four star admiral who was the former chief of naval staff of Bangladesh Navy{{cite news|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=547167&date=2016-01-17|title=BN, BAF chiefs rank upgraded|work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|date=17 January 2016|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203162949/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=547167&date=2016-01-17|archive-date=3 February 2016|url-status=dead}} and the incumbent chairman of Trustee Board of University of Scholars. he is the first four star officer of the navy.
Early life and education
Habib was born in 1959 at village Ichhapur in Kalihati Upazila of Tangail District then East Pakistan (now in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh).{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266086|title=Farid Habib new navy chief|date=21 January 2013|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=7 November 2016}} He is the youngest son of Mohammad Ali who was a deputy secretary to the Government of East Pakistan and later the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=http://www.ions.navy.mil.bd/2-uncategorised/4-chairman-bio-data.html|title=Chairman BIO-DATA|website=ions.navy.mil.bd|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052241/http://www.ions.navy.mil.bd/2-uncategorised/4-chairman-bio-data.html|archive-date=8 November 2016|url-status=dead}}
Habib was one of the pioneer cadets of Bangladesh Naval Academy in 1976. He received basic naval training as a Midshipman at Britannia Royal Naval College in the United Kingdom. Habib was commissioned in the executive Branch in Bangladesh Navy on 1 January 1979 as navigator officer. vice admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed, his predecessor is his course mate.{{cite news|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/farid-habib-new-navy-chief/|title=Farid Habib new Navy chief|newspaper=The Daily Ittefaq|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052153/http://www.clickittefaq.com/farid-habib-new-navy-chief/|archive-date=8 November 2016|url-status=dead}} Habib obtained in Missile and Mine Sweeping Courses from China and Specialization on Navigation & Direction from Australia and furthermore Pakistan. He is a graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College and also from Surface Warfare Officers' School (SWOS) in Newport, United States. He attended National Defence Course and Capstone Course from the National Defence College and the Joint Warfare Course and Sea Safety Course in United Kingdom. He furthermore obtained two master's degrees in Defence Studies (MDS) from National University, Bangladesh and Flag Officers Combined Force Maritime Component Commanders Course from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in United States.
Military career
Habib commanded three warships, one large patrol craft, one mine-sweeper missile craft, the Khulna naval area, the naval administrative authority at Dhaka and the Bangladesh naval flotilla. As captain, Habib served at Bangladesh Coast Guard as director of planning. He also taught at Defence Services Command and Staff College and served as commandant of Bangladesh Naval Academy. Habib spent a considerable length at naval headquarters, serving as naval secretary, naval judge advocate general, director of operations and naval plans and furthermore the assistant chief of naval staff for operations and then personnel. Habib also worked with Bangladesh Navy Hydrographic & Oceanographic Center as chairman and served as executive director for the Bangladesh Sea Scouts.
Habib was promoted to vice admiral and appointed as chief of naval staff on 20 January 2013 and assumed office on 28 January 2013. He has been promoted to the rank of admiral on 17 January 2016 and went to leave per retirement ten days later. He was succeeded by vice admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed as naval chief. He has been awarded with the highest scouts award Silver Tiger by president Zillur Rahman{{cite news|date=22 January 2016|url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/31219|title=Rear Admiral Nizamuddin made new navy chief|newspaper=The Independent|location=Dhaka|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327163552/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/31219|archive-date=27 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
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Category:Chiefs of Naval Staff (Bangladesh)