M. Makbul Hossain
{{short description|Bangladeshi military personnel}}
{{BLP one source|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Rear Admiral
| name = Mohammad Makbul Hossain
| honorific_suffix = NBP, OSP
| image = M Makbul Hossain in New Delhi on April 07, 2015.jpg
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| office = 13th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
| president = Abdul Hamid
| primeminister = Sheikh Hasina
| term_start = 4 December 2013
| term_end = 15 February 2016
| predecessor = Kazi Sarwar Hossain
| successor = Aurangzeb Chowdhury
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|14|df=y}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = Mirzapur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
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| allegiance = {{BAN}}
| branch = {{navy|Bangladesh}}
{{coast guard|Bangladesh}}
| serviceyears = 01 Aug 1981 - 31 Dec 2019
| rank = 20px Rear Admiral
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| commands =
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operation)
- Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
- Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
- Director of Purchase
- Deputy-Director (Navy) of DGFI
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| awards = 30px Noubahini Padak (NBP)
{{Flagicon image|Extraordiary Service Medal.png|size=30px}} Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)
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Mohammad Makbul Hossain, NBP, OSP, BCGMS, ndu, psc was a rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy. He was the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operation). He also served as director general of Bangladesh Coast Guard.{{Cite web|url=http://securingasia.com/Speakers-Bios.aspx?spId=86|title=Rear Admiral M Makbul Hossain, (TAS), ndu, psc|website=securingasia.com|access-date=2016-11-07}}
Early life and education
Admiral Makbul was born in Tangail District in 1961.
In January 1979 he joined the Bangladesh Navy as an Officer Cadet and completed his UT Officer/Basic Course along with a sub-specialisation of 5 years duration from Marshal Tito Naval Academy, Split, Yugoslavia. He was commissioned on 01 Aug 1981 in the Executive Branch of Bangladesh Navy.
Admiral Makbul attended various courses both at home and abroad. He specialized in Anti Submarine Warfare from India in 1990 and graduated from Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur, Dhaka in 1994. He completed a Defence and Strategic Studies Course from NDU of China in 2012. Admiral Makbul also did Officer's Weapon and Junior Officer's Tactics Course (OW & JTC) in SI&T, Sylhet, Deputy President Course, C++ programming course and also did Crisis Management Course in Hawaii, USA and Transnational Counter Terrorism Course in Washington DC, USA. He obtained MDS (Master in Defence Studies) from National University, Bangladesh. He also attended many seminars and symposium on national and international security matters especially maritime security related both in home and abroad.{{Cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil.bd/acns_o.php|title=Bangladesh Navy|website=www.navy.mil.bd|access-date=2016-11-08}}
Military career
During his long career in Bangladesh Navy, Admiral Makbul commanded Frigate, Large Patrol Craft, Minesweeper, Patrol Craft, Fast Attack Craft’ Squadrons (both Missile and Torpedo squadrons) and also commanded all Major Bases of Bangladesh Navy. Rear Admiral Makbul also commanded COMCHIT, COMSWADS and Administrative Authority Dhaka. He has served as Principal of Marine Fisheries Academy, Director in NHQ and Director in DGFI and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel). He served as Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard. His last appointment was as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operation).
Award
Personal life
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