Abdul Wadud is a retired Bangladesh Army lieutenant general and the current managing director of Summit Power.[1][5]

Abdul Wadud
আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ
11th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
13 June 2009 – 1 January 2013
PresidentZillur Rahman
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAbdul Mubeen
Succeeded byBelal Shafiul Haque
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1976–2013
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitCorps of Engineers
Commands

Early life and education

edit

Abdul Wadud completed his undergraduate degree in engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and his graduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering from a university in the United States.[6][2]

Career

edit
 
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees and Lt. Gen. Abdul Wadud

Abdul Wadud served as the Commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology from 27 March 2000 to 15 February 2001.[3]

From 3 February 2006 to 27 July 2009, he served again as the Commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology.[3]

Abdul Wadud served as the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division.[1][7] He was the first Vice-Chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Professionals.[4] He is a former Engineer-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Army.[2] He also served as the managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[2] During his tenure, he received Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka during his tour of Bangladesh.[8]

In 2013, after his retirement, Abdul Wadud joined Summit Power as the managing director.[6]

In November 2018, Abdul Wadud and 149 retired military officers pledged to work for the Awami League before the 11th parliamentary elections in December.[9] In 2019, Abdul Wadud received the ICMAB Best Corporate Award on behalf of Summit Group.[10]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "2 army officers promoted to lieutenant general". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Summit Power International Limited, Summit Group, Summit Power, Summit Power Bangladesh, Summit Power Singapore". Summit Power International. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)". mist.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Webinar titled 'Team BUP: Past, Present and Future' held on the occasion of 13th Raising Day". bup.edu.bd. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Summit Power gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Wadud new MD of Summit Power". businessnews24bd.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ Power, Alex (2 May 2012). "Bangladeshi military official tours Kingsley Field". Herald and News. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Visiting Sri Lankan Army Commander Calls at DSCSC & MIST in Bangladesh". Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Over 150 retired armed forces officers to work for AL". The Financial Express. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Summit Power tops ICMAB Best Corporate Award". New Age. Retrieved 4 October 2022.