SM Kamrul Hassan is a Lieutenant General of the Bangladesh Army who in 2024 was appointed the 17th Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of Armed Forces Division.[1]
Lieutenant General SM Kamrul Hassan BSP, ndc, hdmc, psc, PhD | |
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| 17th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (acting) |
| Preceded by | Mizanur Rahman Shamim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | East Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh Military Academy |
| Awards |  Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1989 - present |
| Rank |  Lt. General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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Before being appointed PSO he was a Senior Directing Staff (Army-1) at National Defence College, the Commandant of Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA), and commanded the 66th Infantry Division and Rangpur Area[2] as General-Officer-Commanding (GOC).[3]
References
- ^ "Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hasan appointed as Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division: ISPR". The Financial Express (Press release). UNB. 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Major shuffle in the top brass of Bangladesh Army". bdnews24.com (Press release). 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Principal Staff Officer (PSO), ARMED FORCES DIVISION". afd.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.