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	{{Infobox military person		{{Infobox military person
			\| honorific_prefix = [[Major General]]
	\| name = Mohammad Abdur Rab		\| name = Mohammad Abdur Rab
			\| honorific_suffix = [[Bir Uttom]]
			\| native_name = মোহাম্মদ আবদুর রব
			\| native_name_lang = bn
	\| birth_date = 1919		\| birth_date = 1919
	\| death_date = {{death year and age\|1975\|1919}}		\| death_date = {{death year and age\|1975\|1919}}
	\| birth_place = [[Sylhet District]], [[Assam Province]], [[British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Sylhet District]], [[Assam Province]], [[British India]]
	\| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh		\| death_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
	\| placeofburial =		\| placeofburial =
	\| placeofburial_label =		\| placeofburial_label =
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	[[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg\|20px]] [[Major general]]<br />[[File:Two star.jpg\|40px]]		[[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg\|20px]] [[Major general]]<br />[[File:Two star.jpg\|40px]]

	\| unit = [[Royal Indian Army Service Corps\|Army Services Corps]]		\| unit = [[Royal Indian Army Service Corps\|Army Services Corps]]
	\| commands = Staff SSD Unit of [[Pakistan Army]].<br/>Chief of Staff of [[Bangladesh Army]].		\| commands = Staff SSD Unit of [[Pakistan Army]].<br/>Chief of Staff of [[Bangladesh Army]].
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	'''Mohammad Abdur Rab''', [[Bir Uttom]] ({{lang-bn\|মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব}}) (1919 – 1975) also known as '''M A Rab''', was the first Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 10 April 1971 till 6 April 1972.		'''Mohammad Abdur Rab''', [[Bir Uttom]] ({{lang-bn\|মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব}}) (1919 – 1975) also known as '''M A Rab''', was the first [[Chief of staff\|Chief of Staff]] of the [[Bangladesh Army]] from 10 April 1971 till 6 April 1972.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Abdur-Rab died 14 November 1975<ref>{{cite news \|title=MA Rab \|url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2394594&date=2014-11-14 \|newspaper=News Today \|accessdate=29 June ~~2015~~}}</ref> at the [[Combined Military Hospital]], [[Dhaka]] at age 56. He had been suffering from ailments including anemia. He was laid to rest at his village of khagaura on the banks of Khowai River in Habiganj.		Abdur-Rab died 14 November 1975<ref>{{cite news \|title=MA Rab \|url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2394594&date=2014-11-14 \|newspaper=News Today \|accessdate=29 June 2022}}</ref> at the [[Combined Military Hospital]], [[Dhaka]] at age 56. He had been suffering from ailments including anemia. He was laid to rest at his village of khagaura on the banks of Khowai River in Habiganj.

	His younger brother Abdur Rahim said that no pension was paid to any of his family members. Abdur Rab's grave is at the district headquarters of [[Habiganj]]. Other than some local freedom fighters, nobody was seen to go visit the site, even on the country's national days.		His younger brother Abdur Rahim said that no pension was paid to any of his family members. Abdur Rab's grave is at the district headquarters of [[Habiganj]]. Other than some local freedom fighters, nobody was seen to go visit the site, even on the country's national days.
	<ref>{{cite news \|title=Behind the Scene \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2008/11/01/behind.htm \|work=Star Insight \|publisher=The Daily Star \|date=November 2008 \|accessdate=19 July ~~2012~~}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite news \|title=Behind the Scene \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2008/11/01/behind.htm \|work=Star Insight \|publisher=The Daily Star \|date=November 2008 \|accessdate=19 July 2022}}</ref>

	==After independence of Bangladesh==		==After independence of Bangladesh==
	Abdur Rab retired from Bangladesh Army soon after Independence due to poor health. ~~Similar to~~ M. A. G Osmani~~, Rab did not accept any gallantry award as protocol does not permit for command personnel assigned as headquarters staff to accept battlefield honors~~. Rumors were spread that Rab was ~~also~~ awarded the gallantry medal which his deputy chief of staff(Army) [[A. K. Khandker]] conveniently took. Rab was ~~however~~ awarded the [[Independence Day Award]] posthumously in 2000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?year_select=2000&Submit=GO&lang=en\|title=List of Independence Awardees\|website=Cabinet Division\|language=bn\|quote=মরহুম মেজর জেনারেল মোহাম্মদ আবদুর রব (বীর উত্তম) – স্বাধীনতা ও মুক্তিযুদ্ধ [Late Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab (retd) – Liberation War]\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706132334/http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?year_select=2000&Submit=GO&lang=en\|archivedate=6 July ~~2011~~}}</ref>		Abdur Rab retired from [[Bangladesh Army]] soon after [[Independence of Bangladesh\|Independence]] due to poor health, similar to [[M. A. G. Osmani\|M. A. G Osmani]]. Rumors were spread that Rab was awarded the gallantry medal which his deputy chief of staff (Army) [[A. K. Khandker]] conveniently took. Rab was awarded the [[Independence Day Award]] posthumously in 2000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?year_select=2000&Submit=GO&lang=en\|title=List of Independence Awardees\|website=Cabinet Division\|language=bn\|quote=মরহুম মেজর জেনারেল মোহাম্মদ আবদুর রব (বীর উত্তম) – স্বাধীনতা ও মুক্তিযুদ্ধ [Late Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab (retd) – Liberation War]\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706132334/http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?year_select=2000&Submit=GO&lang=en\|archivedate=6 July 2022}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members]]		[[Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members]]
			[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]

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{{Infobox military person
| name = Mohammad Abdur Rab
| birth_date = 1919
| death_date = {{death year and age|1975|1919}}
| birth_place = [[Sylhet District]], [[Assam Province]], [[British India]]
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| placeofburial =
| placeofburial_label =
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| allegiance = {{flag|British India}} (1942-1947) {{flag|Pakistan}} (before 1971) {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| branch = {{army|British India}} (1942-1947) {{army|Pakistan}} (1947-1971) {{army|Bangladesh}} (1971-1972)
| rank = *{{army|Pakistan}} (1942-1967)
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*{{army|Bangladesh}} (1971-1972)
[[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major general]] [[File:Two star.jpg|40px]]

| unit = [[Royal Indian Army Service Corps|Army Services Corps]]
| commands = Staff SSD Unit of [[Pakistan Army]]. Chief of Staff of [[Bangladesh Army]].
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'''Mohammad Abdur Rab''', [[Bir Uttom]] ({{lang-bn|মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব}}) (1919 – 1975) also known as '''M A Rab''', was the first Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 10 April 1971 till 6 April 1972.

==Early life==
Abdur-Rab was born at village of Khagaura under [[Baniachong]] of [[Habiganj]] in 1919. A lifelong bachelor, he was elected as lawmaker from the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] constituency comprising Baniachang and Ajmiriganj thanas.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Hossain |first=Abu Md. Delwar |year=2012 |chapter=Rob, Major General MA |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rob,_Major_General_MA |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

==Death==
Abdur-Rab died 14 November 1975<ref>{{cite news |title=MA Rab |url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2394594&date=2014-11-14 |newspaper=News Today |accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref> at the [[Combined Military Hospital]], [[Dhaka]] at age 56. He had been suffering from ailments including anemia. He was laid to rest at his village of khagaura on the banks of Khowai River in Habiganj.

His younger brother Abdur Rahim said that no pension was paid to any of his family members. Abdur Rab's grave is at the district headquarters of [[Habiganj]]. Other than some local freedom fighters, nobody was seen to go visit the site, even on the country's national days.
<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind the Scene |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2008/11/01/behind.htm |work=Star Insight |publisher=The Daily Star |date=November 2008 |accessdate=19 July 2012}}</ref>

==After independence of Bangladesh==
Abdur Rab retired from Bangladesh Army soon after Independence due to poor health. Similar to M. A. G Osmani, Rab did not accept any gallantry award as protocol does not permit for command personnel assigned as headquarters staff to accept battlefield honors. Rumors were spread that Rab was also awarded the gallantry medal which his deputy chief of staff(Army) [[A. K. Khandker]] conveniently took. Rab was however awarded the [[Independence Day Award]] posthumously in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?year_select=2000&Submit=GO&lang=en|title=List of Independence Awardees|website=Cabinet Division|language=bn|quote=মরহুম মেজর জেনারেল মোহাম্মদ আবদুর রব (বীর উত্তম) – স্বাধীনতা ও মুক্তিযুদ্ধ [Late Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab (retd) – Liberation War]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706132334/http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?year_select=2000&Submit=GO&lang=en|archivedate=6 July 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1919 births]]
[[Category:1975 deaths]]
[[Category:People of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:People from Baniachong Upazila]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Army generals]]
[[Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members]]