M. A. Rab

Mohammad Abdur Rab
Born	1919 Habiganj, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died	1975 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance	Pakistan, Bangladesh
Service/branch	Pakistan Army, Bangladesh Army
Rank	Major General ( Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from Pakistan Army in 1970)
Unit	1st East Bengal Regiment Staff SSD Unit, Pakistan Army
Commands held	chief of staff of Bangladesh Forces in 1971

1st East Bengal Regiment

Mohammad Abdur Rab, Bir Uttom (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব) (born 1919 - died 1975) also known as M A Rab, was the first Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army from April 10th 1971 till 6th April 1972.

Abdur-Rab was born at village of Khagaura under Baniachang thana of Habiganj in 1919. A lifelong bachelor, he was elected as lawmaker from the Jatiya Sangsad constituency comprising Baniachang and Ajmiriganj thanas.

Abdur-Rab died 14 November 1975 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.

Abdur Rab was honoured with the 'Bir Uttam', the country's second highest award. He was also given the rank of Major General. He was awarded the Independence Day Award posthumously in 2000.

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