Muhammad Ziaul Hoque
{{Short description|Bangladeshi admiral}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Ziaul Hoque
| office = 18th Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
| predecessor = Mir Ershad Ali
| president = {{ubl|Mohammed Shahabuddin}}
| primeminister = Muhammad Yunus (acting)
| term_start = 29 September 2024
| allegiance = {{BAN}}
| branch = {{navy|Bangladesh}}
{{coast guard|Bangladesh}}
| serviceyears = 1989–present
| rank = 20px Rear Admiral
20px
| commands =
- Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard
- Senior Directing Staff (navy) at National Defence College
- Managing Director of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
- Director, Naval Submarines
| battles =
| honorific_prefix = Rear admiral
| awards = {{Flagicon image|Extraordiary Service Medal.png|size=30px}} Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP)
30px Commendation Padak
| successor =
| honorific_suffix = OSP
| term_end =
}}
Muhammad Ziaul Hoque is the 18th Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.{{Cite web |title=Rear Admiral Md Ziaul Hoque taking charge as the 15th director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard |url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/metro-news/rear-admiral-md-ziaul-hoque-taking-charge-as-the-15th-director-general-of-the-bangladesh-coast-guard-1730482962 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}} He is the former managing director of the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=What does it mean for Bangladesh? |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/what-does-it-mean-bangladesh-3512726 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Education
Hoque enlisted to Bangladesh Naval Academy on 1987. He was commissioned on 1 January 1989 as torpedo anti-submarine coordinating (TAS) officer.{{Cite web |title=Rear Admiral Md Ziaul Hoque takes charge as new DG of Coast Guard |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/363783/rear-admiral-md-ziaul-hoque-takes-charge-as-new-dg |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}} In 1991, he completed a Naval Officers’ course in Germany. He was also trained at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, National Defence College, India, Armed Forces Command and Staff College of Saudi Arabia and Defence Services Command and Staff College.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 November 2024 |title=Coast Guard’s new DG Ziaul Hoque takes charge |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/774970 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Daily Sun |language=en}}
Military career
Hoque commanded two warships, two patrol crafts, one minesweeper craft and two naval bases under the Chittagong naval area.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Rear Admiral Md Ziaul Hoque takes charge as Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/rear-admiral-md-ziaul-hoque-takes-charge-director-general-bangladesh-coast-guard |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}} He was also an instructor of the Torpedo Anti-Submarine School, and Defence Services Command and Staff College.{{Cite web |title=Rear Admiral Ziaul Haque takes charge as DG of Coast Guard |url=https://www.dailycountrytodaybd.com/story/rear-admiral-ziaul-haque-takes-charge-as-dg-of-coast-guard |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.dailycountrytodaybd.com |language=en}} He was the Training Coordinating Officer of the Bangladesh Naval Academy.
Hoque was the director of naval Aviation and naval submarines at naval headquarters. He also served as the Managing Director of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation in 2022-2023, when Hoque cited plans to purchase an additional 18-21 ships for the corporation.
Hoque was ameliorated to Rear Admiral on January 2024 and was designated as the senior directing staff at the National Defence College. Hoque was appointed director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard by Yunus administration in October 2024.