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Quazi Golam Dastgir
Quazi Golam Dastgir (23 September 1932 – 17 October 2008) was a Bangladesh army general and diplomat. From 1975 to 1977, he served as the "Zonal Martial Law Administrator" (the equivalent of a State Governor in the military-backed government headed by President Abu Sadat Mohammed Sayem) for Dhaka Division. Career Born on 23rd September 1932 (official birthday 1st June, 1933) in Calcutta, General Dastgir studied in St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta and subsequently graduated from Peshawar University. He joined the Pakistan Military Academy in February 1951 and was commissioned in February 1953 as a second lieutenant in the First Battalion of the East Bengal Regiment (“ Senior Tigers”). Later he graduated from the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning and the Command and Staff College at Quetta. During the 1950s and 1960s, he served as G-3 and company commander, brigade major of an independent brigade, battalion commander, and G-1 of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permanent Representative
A permanent representative is a diplomat who is the head of a country’s diplomatic mission to an international organisation. Organizations that receive permanent representatives from their member states include the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, NATO, the European Union, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Organization of American States. Permanent representatives can be sent to subunits or field offices of an organization. For example, in addition to the permanent representatives sent to the United Nations headquarters in New York City, UN member states also appoint permanent representatives to other UN offices, such as those in Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna. Permanent representatives are often informally described as ''ambassadors''. However, although a permanent representative typically holds the diplomatic rank of an ambassador, because they are accredited to an international organisation the official title is permanent represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
