M. Farid Habib

Admiral
Farid Habib
NBP, OSP
Admiral Farid Habib NBP, OSP
13th Chief of Naval Staff
	In office; 28 January 2013 – 27 January 2016
President	Zillur Rahman; Abdul Hamid;
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Zahir Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born	22 April 1959; Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Awards	Noubahini Padak (NBP); Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP); Commendation Padak
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Navy; Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service	1979 – 2016
Rank	Admiral;
Commands	Chief of Naval Staff; Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations); Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel); Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka (Admin Dhaka); Director (Planning), Bangladesh Coast Guard; Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL); Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMFLOT);

Mohammed Farid Habib (born 22 April 1959) is a retired four star admiral who was the former chief of naval staff of Bangladesh Navy and the incumbent chairman of Trustee Board of University of Scholars. he is the first four star officer of the navy.

Admiral Farid Habib NBP, OSP


13th Chief of Naval Staff
In office 28 January 2013 – 27 January 2016
President	Zillur Rahman Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Zahir Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed

Personal details
Born	(1959-04-22) 22 April 1959 Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Awards	Noubahini Padak (NBP) Oshamanno Sheba Padak (OSP) Commendation Padak
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Coast Guard
Years of service	1979 – 2016
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Chief of Naval Staff Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka (Admin Dhaka) Director (Planning), Bangladesh Coast Guard Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL) Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMFLOT)