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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (Bangladesh)|Lieutenant General]]<br />
| name = Md Mahfuzur Rahman<br />
| honorific_suffix = '''OSP, rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD'''<br />
| image = Md Mahfuzur Rahman (43886460054) (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = Md Mahfuzur Rahman in 2018<br />
| office = 13th [[Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)|Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division]]<br />
| president = [[Abdul Hamid (politician)|Abdul Hamid]]<br />
| primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Md Mainul Islam]]<br />
| successor = [[Waker-uz-Zaman]]<br />
| term_start = 1 February 2016 <br />
| term_end = 24 November 2020<br />
| alma_mater = {{center|'''Military Training''' <br> }} [[Bangladesh Military Academy]]<br />
| birth_date = {{b-da|1 December 1961}}<br />
| death_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Rajshahi]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = Bangladeshi<br />
| placeofburial = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| allegiance = {{BAN}}<br />
| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg}} [[Bangladesh Army]]<br />
| serviceyears = <br />
| rank = [[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general]]<br/>[[File:BD Army Lieutenant General Star Plate.svg|40px]]<br />
| unit = [[East Bengal Regiment]]<br />
| commands = Principal Staff Officer of [[Armed Forces Division|AFD]]<br/>GOC 11 Infantry Division<br/>Commandant in [[Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh)|Defence Service Command & Staff College]]<br/>Commandant in [[School of Infantry and Tactics]]<br />
| battles = [[United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone|UNAMSIL]]<br/>[[United Nations Operation in Mozambique|UNOMOZ]]<br />
| awards = <br />
| laterwork = <br />
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'''Md Mahfuzur Rahman''' (born 1 December 1961) is a retired Bangladeshi general. He was a [[Lieutenant general (Bangladesh)|lieutenant general]] and the former [[Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)|Principal Staff Officer]] (PSO) under Prime Minister's Office and head of [[Armed Forces Division]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Stop over-the-counter sale of antibiotics, regulate use in Bangladesh: Expert|url=http://bdnews24.com/health/2016/08/23/stop-over-the-counter-sale-of-antibiotics-regulate-use-in-bangladesh-expert|work=/bdnews24.com|access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bhutan National Council Speaker Jigme Zangpo visits President Hamid|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/02/bhutan-national-council-speaker-jigme-zangpo-visits-president-hamid|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
He was born on 1 December 1961 in [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]] district.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Lt Gen Mahfuzur Rahman appointed as new Armed Forces Division PSO|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/01/lt-gen-mahfuzur-rahman-appointed-as-new-armed-forces-division-pso|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> He was a cadet of [[Jhenaidah Cadet College|Jhenidah cadet]] college . In 1981 he graduated from [[Bangladesh Military Academy]] and was commissioned from 5th Long Course into the Corps of Infantry. He completed further studies in [[Staff College]] and Armed Forces War Course at Mirpur.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lieutenant General Md Mahfuzur Rahman,rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD|url=http://www.afd.gov.bd/index.php/media-center/important-occations/22-sidebar/45-lieutenant-general-md-mahfuzur-rahman-rcds-ndc-afwc-psc-phd|website=www.afd.gov.bd|publisher=Armed Forces Division|access-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121025717/http://www.afd.gov.bd/index.php/media-center/important-occations/22-sidebar/45-lieutenant-general-md-mahfuzur-rahman-rcds-ndc-afwc-psc-phd|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a former adjutant general at Army headquarters.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lt Gen Mahfuzur new principal staff officer of Armed Forces Division|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/lt-gen-mahfuzur-new-principal-staff-officer-armed-forces-division-211615|work=The Daily Star|access-date=1 October 2016|date=3 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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He is a graduate of [[Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh)|Defence Services Command and Staff College]] and Armed Forces War Course, Mirpur Bangladesh. He is also an alumnus of [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College, India (New Delhi)]] and [[Royal College of Defence Studies]], UK (London). He completed a Masters in [[Defence studies|Defence Studies]] (MDS), [[War studies|War Studies]] (MWS) and [[Master of Business Administration|Business Administration (MBA)]]. He has also obtained [[M.Phil.]] from [[University of Madras|Madras University]], India and PhD from [[Jahangirnagar University]], Bangladesh.{{fact|date=July 2022}}<br />
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He has edited a book, ''Indo-Bangladesh Trade Relations'', and his second book, ''Non-Traditional Security Strategy for Addressing Trans-border Crime in Bangladesh'', is awaiting publication.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/9687/lieutenant-general-mahfuz-made-pso|title=Lieutenant General Mahfuz made PSO|newspaper=The Asian Age|access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref><br />
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== Military career ==<br />
He commanded one infantry battalion, two infantry brigades and one infantry division of the Bangladesh Army. He has served as brigade major and general staff officer grade one and director military operations in the headquarters of the Bangladesh Army. He has also served as instructor in the [[Bangladesh Military Academy]], directing the Staff of War Course at the [[National Defence College Bangladesh|National Defence College]]. He has also served as a commandant in Defence Service Command & Staff College and commandant in the School of Infantry & Tactics of the Bangladesh Army. He has served as the Adjutant General of the Bangladesh Army and vice chairman of Trust Bank.{{fact|date=July 2022}}<br />
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=== UN mission ===<br />
Rahman has served in peace support operations under United Nations in Mozambique and Sierra-Leone.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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