S. R. Mirza

S. R. Mirza is a retired wing commander of the Pakistan Air Force and an official of the Mujibnagar government during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] He commanded the youth camp, which trained recruits for the Mukti Bahini.

Early life

Mirza was born into a well-known political family in Thakurgaon District.[1]

Career

Mirza was commissioned in the Pakistan Air Force in 1950. He retired as a wing commander of the Pakistan Air Force in 1969.[2] During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was the director general of the youth camp (Juba Shibir) where Mukti Bahini officers were trained in India.[2][3][4] He was unaware of the training for Mujib Bahini recruits, which India's Research and Analysis Wing handled.[2] On India's role, he said, "Indian war strategy was carefully thought out and planned. Many military experts consider that the 1971 war was one of the biggest and best-planned in the history of warfare."[3]

After the independence of Bangladesh, Mirza served as the first chief of the Department of Civil Aviation (later renamed the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh).[5] He reconstructed seven airports in Bangladesh that were damaged during the war.[5]

Personal life

Mirza's brothers, Mirza Golam Hafiz and Mirza Ruhul Amin, were members of parliament.[6][1] His nephew, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is the general secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Profile - Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir". Tritiyo Matra. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  2. ^ a b c "The irregular forces of Bangladesh Liberation War". The Daily Star. 2019-03-26. Archived from the original on 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  3. ^ a b "Guerrilla operations". The Daily Star. 2022-03-07. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  4. ^ Biśvāsa, Sukumāra (2005). Bangladesh Liberation War, Mujibnagar Government Documents, 1971. Mowla Brothers. p. 546. ISBN 978-984-410-434-1.
  5. ^ a b Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 1972. pp. A-39.
  6. ^ a b "Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir". London Mohanagar BNP. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
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