BIODATA OF AIR VICE MARSHAL MOHAMMAD MONJUR KABIR BHUIYAN

 OSP, BUP, ndc, nswc, afwc, psc, GD(P)

CHAIRMAN

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF BANGLADESH

Air Vice Marshal Mohammad Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan was commissioned on 02 July 1989 in the General Duties (Pilot) branch. His distinguished service is marked with a fine mix of command, instructional, and staff appointments. He commanded BAF Base Bir Uttam Sultan Mahmud, BAF Base Zahurul Haque, and also Air Headquarters (Unit). The Air Officer served as OC Flying Wing and OC Admin Wing in three operational bases of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). He also served as a directing staff in Defence Services Command & Staff College and as an instructor in different flying squadrons including different institutions of BAF. As a staff, the Air Officer discharged his duties in Air Headquarters as Director of Overseas Air Operations, Director of Cyber Warfare and IT Directorate, Officer Commanding Air Defense Operation Center (ADOC), Pro Vice-Chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University. The officer also served as Commander Planning and Strategy Division at Air Command Operation Center (ACOC) of Bangladesh Air Force.

In his illustrious flying career, the Air Officer has flown various types of aircraft namely PT-6, T-37B, FOUGA CM-170, FT-6, F-6, F-18 Hornet with the US Marines, and A-5lllA. The Air Officer commanded a Fighter Squadron of BAF and Flying Training Wing of BAF Academy.

The Air Officer has attended several professional courses at home and abroad. He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur. Other mentionable courses are the:- Senior Command and Staff Course in Pakistan, Air Staff Course in Turkey, Armed Forces War Course, National Defence College Course, and National Security and War Course (NSWC) in Pakistan. Under the blue helmet, the Air Officer discharged his duties as a Staff Officer in Haiti in 1997 and Senior Staff Officer in Darfur, Sudan in 2008. He was awarded with prestigious Force Commanders Commendation in Sudan for his outstanding service in the UN. Besides, he earned three Chief of Air Staff commendations and was awarded the peace medal ‘Biman Utkarsa Padak’ (BUP) and ‘Osamanya Seba Padak’ (OSP).

In his personal life, the Air Officer is happily married and blessed with a daughter named Anika Tasfia Kabir. Anika is a student of BBA at the University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh (ULAB). His spouse Begum Ferdaus Nahar is a grade-A artist in Bangladesh Betar.

Currently, he is working as Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) from August 13, 2024.