Rear Admiral Habib appointed ambassador to Maldives

Rear Admiral Akhtar Habib will be succeeding Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain as Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Maldives, according to a Foreign Ministry press release on Wednesday. The incumbent’s term began two years ago in 2015 and expires at the end of this month. Rear Admiral Akhtar Habib graduated with distinction from the German Naval Academy and was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the Bangladesh Navy in 1982. During his long career Akhtar commanded all the major ships and bases of the Bangladesh Navy. He commanded the Bangladesh Navy Fleet, Chittagong Naval Area, Naval Aviation and Navy’s Special Warfare Force. Akhtar has also served in the National Security Intelligence (NSI), Special Security Force (SSF), Armed Forces Division (AFD) and at Naval Headquarters as Director of Naval Operations (DNO). He was an active participant at the bilateral talks on “Delimitation of Maritime Boundary” between Bangladesh and India. He is a recipient of the Navy Glorious Service Medal. Akhtar got an extensive education abroad as well as in Bangladesh. He attended the Naval Command College in USA and completed MSc in Defence & Strategic Studies from Madras University in India. He earned a Masters degree in Defence Studies (MDS) from National University, Gazipur (First Class), and in Security Studies (MSS) from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) with distinction. He is proficient in German. Akhtar Habib is married and has a son. He has a passion for reading, listening to music and playing golf.