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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}} | {{short description|Bangladeshi politician}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=December | {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} | ||
{{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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*{{army|Bangladesh}} (1971-1972) | *{{army|Bangladesh}} (1971-1972) | ||
[[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 | 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 | <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. | 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:Bangladesh Army generals]] | [[Category:Bangladesh Army generals]] | ||
[[Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]] | |||