Aurangzeb Chowdhury


Aurangzeb Chowdhury,, NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc, BN, is a four star Admiral of Bangladesh and the former Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy. Previously, he held the post of Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Early life and education

Abu Mozaffar Mohiuddin Mohammed Aurangzeb Chowdhury was born in Chhagalnaiya Upazila of Feni District on 28 September 1959. Chowdhury was commissioned in the Executive Branch in Bangladesh Navy on 10 December 1980.
He attended various courses at home & abroad. He has done cadet training & basic course in Germany, Surface Warfare Officer Course in USA, Instructional Technique Course at Chittagong Teacher's Training College, Gunnery Specialization Course in India, Missile Weapon System Course in China, Naval Staff Course in Germany, C++ Programming with Operating System at AUST in Dhaka, Training on Combat System in Netherlands, Ship Building Technology Course in South Korea, BA & MDS from National University and MBA from Bangladesh Open University & presently pursuing his M Phil under BUP.
He completed NDC in 2010 and Capstone Course in 2012 from National Defence College, Mirpur, Dhaka. He is proficient in German and French.

Military career

He has held a number of positions in Bangladesh Navy. He was commanding Officer of the Frigate & different ships, He also served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff at Navy HQ. He served as the Commodore Commanding Chittagong, Commodore Superintendent Dockyard, Naval Secretary & Directors at NHQ, Commandant of Marine Academy, Zonal Commander of Coast Guard East Zone and Principal of Marine Fisheries Academy, Chittagong etc.
In his long illustrious career he has been awarded 16 medals. Among them, notable are Bangladesh Navy Medal, Extraordinary Service Medal, Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal,
President Coast Guard Medal & Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal Service.
He was made the Director General Of Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 February 2016. He took over the office as Chief of Naval Staff on 26 January 2019.

Personal life

He is married to gynecologist Afroza Aurangzeb. The couple has a son and a daughter.