Brigadier General Md Mahboob Sarwar, SPP, ndc, afwc, psc, G+, PhD (Retd)
1. Mailing Address:
House # 51, Road # 8.
Dhaka Cantonment Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh
E-mail:sarwar3362@gmail.com Tel: +880-1769003362.
2. Nationality: Bangladeshi.
3. Date of birth: 31 December 1967.
4. Language: Fluent in English (Mother Tongue Bengali).
5. Hobbies: Golf and Music.
Education
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), (2018 – 2022)
PhD
Thesis title ‘Personnel Training and Development for United Nations Peace Operations: Bangladesh Perspective.’ Supervisor: Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Independent University Bangladesh and former Professor, University of Dhaka
BUP (2016)
Master of Strategy and Development Studies.
Studied national development, national security, regional and country studies, global issues etc.
BUP (2014 – 2015)
Master of Sc. in Military Sc. & Applied Gunnery.
BUP (2008)
Master of War Studies.
Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2006 – 2007)
MBA with major in HRM.
National University, Bangladesh (1997 – 1998)
Master in Defence Studies.
Key Professional Qualifications
National Defence Course, NDC, Dhaka Jan 2016 – Dec 2016
Armed Forces War Course, NDC, Dhaka Jan 2008 – Dec 2008
Air Defence Staff Course, Karachi, Pakistan Jan 2004 – Nov 2004
Gunnery Staff Course, School of Artillery, Chattogram Mar 2000 – Dec 2000
Defence Services Command and Staff College, Dhaka Apr 1997 – Feb 1998
Command and Staff Experience in Bangladesh Army
Director Artillery, Army Headquarters (AHQ) Jul 2020 – Dec 2021
Brigade Commander of an Artillery Brigade Jan 2017 – Sep 2018
Grade One Staff at Overseas Operations Directorate, AHQ Jan 2009 – Oct 2012
Commanding Officer of an Artillery Regiment Feb 2006 – Jan 2008
Brigade Major Mar 1997 – Jan 2000
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Teaching and Academic Experience
| Adjunct Professor, BUP; Teaching MBA students Adjunct Professor, Military Institute of Sc. & Technology (MIST); Teaching Leadership and Management Courses | Sep 2023 – Till dateApr 2022 – Till date |
Registrar, Green University of Bangladesh Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
Registrar, BUP Oct 2018 – July 2020
Senior Instructor, Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Nov 2013 – Dec 2015
and Training (BIPSOT)
Commandant, Army School of Education and Administration Feb 2013 – Nov 2013
Senior Instructor Gunnery, School of Artillery, Chattogram Jun 2002 – Dec 2003
Instructor Gunnery, School of Artillery, Chattogram Apr 1995 – Mar 1997
Guest Instructor, Partnership for Peace (PfP) Institute, Ankara, Türkiye Sep 2014 – Oct 2014
Seminars and Presentations
Speaker at seminar on United Nations Peace Operations at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Defence Services Command and Staff College and BIPSOT.
Guest speaker at various professional military institutes namely, Defence Services Command and Staff College, BAF Command and Staff Training institute, School of Infantry and Tactics etc.
United Nations Peace Operations and Humanitarian Assistance
Senior Staff Officer - Plans (Chief J-5) and Deputy Chief Operations Officer (COO) at United Nations Force HQ in Ivory Coast from Oct 2011 to Oct 2012. Led the desk of military operations, inter-mission cooperation, humanitarian and security assistance.
United Nations Military Observer in Iraq from Mar 2001 to Jun 2002. As a Team Leader, coordinated security and humanitarian assistance in North Iraq under United Nations ‘Office of the Iraq Program’.
As staff officer at the AHQ, supervised preparation, training, and deployment of over hundred Bangladesh contingents for United Nations Peace Operations from Jan 2009 to Oct 2011.
Negotiated MOU at United Nations HQ, New York for the BD contingents in Congo in Jun 2009.
Publications
Recent publications are:
As 1st author contributed a research paper titled ‘Training and Development Practices for United Nations Peace Operations: Status, Challenges and Way Forward’ in the Asian Review (peer reviewed journal) by Asian Research Service, Richmond, Canada in December 2021.
As 1st author published a paper titled ‘Reckoning the Performance of United Nations Peace Operations: An Exploration’ in the NDC e-journal (peer reviewed) in 2021.
A research paper titled ‘United Nations Peace Operations in the 21st Century: Theories, Trends and the Dilemma’ in the BIPSOT journal in 2022.
