Sarwar Jahan Nizam

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name= Sarwar Jahan Nizam
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branch=Bangladesh Navy
serviceyears= 1973-2008
rank= Vice-Admiral
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Sarwar Jahan Nizam (b. 1952) is a Vice-Admiral and Chief of Staff for the Bangladesh Navy.

Early life

Nizam was born in the Anwara district of Chittagong in 1952. He joined the erstwhile Pakistan Navy as an officer cadet at the age of 18, and completed six months training at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul. In 1970 he joined the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi and was commissioned into the Executive Branch of the Bangladesh Navy in 1973.

Nizam graduated from the Defence Services Command & Staff College in Dhaka in 1986 and from the National Defence University in Beijing, China in 1996. Other qualifications include a Communication Specialization Course with the Royal Navy and completion of a Senior Executive Course with the Asia Pacific Centre for Securities Studies in the United States.

Naval commands

Nizam has held command positions with most of the large vessels in the Bangladesh Navy, including three years as commander of the frigate BNS "Umar Farooq", the largest naval vessel in Bangladesh service.

Nizam also held a range of staff command positions including that of the Flotilla Commander and Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT). He also served as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations) and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel) in Naval Headquarters.

On 10 February 2007 Nizam was sworn in as Naval Chief of Staff and was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 23 May of the same year. As Chief of Staff he has supported the introduction of new technology for the operation of naval vessels, and a modernisation of the ageing Bangladesh fleet. [cite news| last = |first = |coauthors = |title =Acquire professional knowledge for best use of new technology: Navy chief urges officers | work =The Daily Star Online| pages = | publisher =The Daily Star | date =2007-12-31 | url =http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=17267 | accessdate =2008-08-11 ] In addition to his direct military duties, Nizam is Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard,cite web| title =Promotion of DG Bangladesh Coast Guard | publisher =Bangladesh Coast Guard | month = | year =2008 | url =http://www.coastguard.gov.bd/news.htm | accessdate =2008-08-11 ] in which role he commissioned the construction of the first locally built coast guard vessels. [cite news| last = |first = |coauthors = |title =Coast Guard commissions two modern patrol vessels | work =The Bangladesh Military Forces website | pages = | publisher =Bangladesh Military Forces | date =2006-06-03 | url =http://www.bdmilitary.com/main/reports/news/2006/news_2006_06.htm | accessdate =2008-08-11 ] He is also Chairman of the Naval Shipyard at Khulna, [cite web| title =Khulna Shipyard Ltd: Management Team | publisher =Bangladesh Navy | month = | year =2007 | url =http://www.ksybn.com/Organization/Profile.aspx?Profile=MTP | accessdate =2008-08-11 ] and President of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation. [cite news| last = |first = |coauthors = |title =National Age Group Swimming begins today | work =The New Nation | pages = | publisher =Mainul Hosein | date =2008-07-20 | url =http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/07/20/news0157.htm | accessdate =2008-08-11 ]

Personal life

Nizam is married with one daughter.

References

See also

*Military of Bangladesh