Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain
Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain | |
|---|---|
| 5th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 9 December 1977 – 22 July 1981 | |
| President | Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar |
| Prime Minister | Mashiur Rahman (acting) Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Abdul Gafoor Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Mahmud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1941 Paltan, Bengal Province, British India |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards |  Bir Protik |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Air Force Bangladesh Air Force |
| Years of service | 1959-1981 |
| Rank |  Air Vice Marshal |
| Unit | No. 5 Squadron |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War |
Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain, BP is a former chief of Bangladesh Air Force.[1][2] AVM Sadruddin was the 5th Chief of Bangladesh Air Force from 9 December 1977 to 22 July 1981. He was the youngest Air Chief in the history of Bangladesh Air Force (at the age of 36).
Early Life and Education
Hossain was born in a wealthy Bengali Muslim family of Paltan at Dacca, Bengal Province of then British India. He attended his primary level education from Pogose School before admitting at PAF College Lower Topa.
Career
Upon graduating from Lower Topa Cadet College, he resumed his career as a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force in 1956 and commissioned as pilot officer of No. 5 Squadron in 1959. Then, the fighters of his squadron was composed of mainly the North American F-86 Sabre and the Dassault Mirage III. He was one of the top 20 cadets who was sent to the United States for advanced training in Moody AFB and also at Luke AFB between 1960 to 1962.
Sadruddin is credited with at least two joint take down of Indian Folland Gnats during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was promoted to Squadron Leader in 1968 and was posted as the commander of a 3-aircraft flight under an attack squadron at Sargodha. In April 1971 he defected to East Pakistan in order to participate in Bangladesh Liberation War. He was a liaison officer between the Mukti Bahini and the Indian Air Force, and was stationed in Sector 6.
After the Liberation War of 1971 between Bangladesh and Pakistan, he was promoted to Wing Commander and placed in command of the Dhaka Airbase of the newly formed Bangladesh Air Force. His next appointment was as Group Captain and Defence Attache at the Bangladesh Embassy in Moscow, Russia where he spent 3.5 years with his wife and children. After completing this assignment, Group Captain Sadruddin returned to Bangladesh in 1977 and was assigned as Director of the Bangladesh Air Force Air Operations & Air Intelligence. He was promoted to Air Commodore and Chief of the Air Staff in 1977.[3][failed verification]
Personal life
Hossain is married to Shahera Ahsan and have a daughter, Tahmina Ahsan and two sons, Sarwaruddin Mohammad Hossain and Farid Hossain.
References
- ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 1979. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Link. United India Periodicals. 1981. p. 85. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "The murder of Major General Abul Manzur, Bir Uttam". The Daily Star. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.