Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam

Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam
Alam in 2025
Born (1970-12-05) 5 December 1970
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Army
Border Guard Bangladesh
Service years1990 – 2026
RankMajor General
UnitBangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands
AwardsBishishto Seba Padak (BSP)
Alma materJhenaidah Cadet College
Bangladesh Military Academy
WebsiteBUP VC

Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam[a][b] is a major general of the Bangladesh Army and the incumbent vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals.[1] Prior to Joining BUP, he served as Principal of Adamjee Cantonment College.[2] Before that, he served as additional director general of Bangladesh Border Guard.

Early life and education

Alam has an MPhil degree in strategy and development studies and a PhD degree on security and strategic studies from Bangladesh University of Professionals.[3] His second master's is in defence studies from National University.[3] He successfully completed National Defense Course and Armed Forces War Course from National Defence College.[4] He finished his staff course from Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. Moreover, he has completed Army Brigade Commanders' Course from International Military Education Exchange Centre (IMEEC) from Nanjing, China and got awarded with excellent student officer award for his outstanding performance. He has done Staff Officers' Logistic Orientation Course from Turkey as well.

General Mahbub is an ex-cadet of Jhenidah Cadet College, Jhenidah.

Career

Alam was commissioned in the Corps of Infantry of the Bangladesh Army on 21 December 1990.[3] He has received training in logistics orientation in Turkey and brigade commanders course in China.[5] He was a founding member of Army Golf Club.[6]

Alam served in Border Guard Bangladesh as additional director general. At the same time, he was brigadier general and in National Defence College as director while he was colonel.[7] He also served as general staff officer in Army Headquarters.[8] As commanding officer of an infantry battalion, he led "Operation Purba Prachir".[9]

Alam is Board of Trustees of Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology.[10] He is a member of the governing body of the National Defence College.[11] He was appointed vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professional.[9] He planned to develop Bangladesh University of Professionals by focusing on outcome-based education.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh University of Professionals | Officer's Profile - Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam, BSP, ndc, afwc, psc, MPhil, PhD". bup.edu.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ "Reception Assembly of Principal Brig Gen Md Mahbub-Ul Alam, ndc, afwc, psc". acc.edu.bd. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Newly-appointed VC joins BUP". The Financial Express. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  4. ^ "New BUP VC Mahbub-ul joins office". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. ^ "Maj Gen Mahbub joins BUP as VC". New Age. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. ^ "Army Golf Club". agc.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  7. ^ "BUP gets new vice chancellor". The Business Standard. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  8. ^ "BUP gets new VC". Daily Sun. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  9. ^ a b "Maj Gen Mahbub joins BUP as VC". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  10. ^ "Board of Trustees | Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology". bauet.ac.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  11. ^ "National Defence College". www.ndc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  12. ^ "BUP determined to ensure outcome and needs-based education: VC". Prothom Alo. BSS. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Bengali: মোঃ মাহবুব-উল আলম
  2. ^ BSP, ndc, afwc, psc, MPhil, PhD