M Sohail

Rear Admiral

Mohammad Sohail
Rear Admiral; Mohammad Sohail
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service/branch	Bangladesh Navy
Years of service	01 January 1988 – present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Colonel GS of Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau; Director (Legal and Media) of RAB; Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority;
Awards	Nou Parodarshita Padak (NPP); Naval Chief’s Medal of Appreciation; National Integrity Award;
	Police career
Unit	Rapid Action Battalion
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Police
Service years	2009–2013
Rank	Deputy Director
Awards	PPM (bsr)

Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail (TAS), NUP, PPM, psc, BN is a two-star admiral in Bangladesh Navy who is currently serving as Chairman of Chattogram Port Authority.^[1] Prior to join here he was Chairman of Payra Port Authority.^[2] Before that, he was serving as the Director of Submarine at the Navy Headquarters.^[3] He also served as Director of Naval Intelligence and commanded BNS Haji Mohshin while he was Commodore.

Early life and education edit

Mohammad Sohail joined Bangladesh Naval Academy on 1986 and on 1 January 1988, he was commissioned in the Executive branch.

Military career edit

Sohail was faculty of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur. Then served as Colonel GS in the Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau (CTIB) and the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) at DGFI. Besides his military career he also appointed in Home Ministry at Rapid Action Battalion. He served as the Legal and Media Wing Director of the Elite Force.^[4] He got promoted to Rear Admiral from Commodore on 22 february, 2022. Since then he deputed at Ministry of Shipping.^[5] He supposed to retire on 31 December, 2023.

References edit

^ "Rear Admiral Sohail made chairman of Ctg port authority". The Business Standard. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
^ sun, daily. "Rear Admiral M Sohail chairman of PPA | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ "Rear admiral M Sohail appointed as Payra Port Authority chairman | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ "RAB gets new media director". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ "Commodore Sohail new Chairman of Payra Port Authority". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[1] "Rear Admiral Sohail made chairman of Ctg port authority". The Business Standard. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

[2] sun, daily. "Rear Admiral M Sohail chairman of PPA | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[3] "Rear admiral M Sohail appointed as Payra Port Authority chairman | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[4] "RAB gets new media director". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[5] "Commodore Sohail new Chairman of Payra Port Authority". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

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