Aminul Karim (born 1 July 1955) is a retired
lieutenant general
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of
Bangladesh Army
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. He served as the military secretary to the
president of Bangladesh
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,
Iajuddin Ahmed
Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 193110 December 2012) was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009. From late October 2006 to January 2007, he also served as Chief Advisor of the caretaker government. From Oc ...
. He was a senior research fellow at the Asia Europe Institute,
University of Malaya
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.
Early life and education
Aminul Karim was born on 1 July 1955 in Ranibari, Chandpur,
Shibganj
Shibganj Upazila ( bn, শিবগঞ্জ উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The upazila was created in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the town of S ...
in
Chapainawabganj
Chapainawabganj (Bengali language, Bengali: চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) is located in the north-western part of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division, and was formerly a sub-division of Malda district. The north and ...
. His father's name was Momtaz Uddin Ahmed and mother's was Rizia Khatun. He passed
SSC in 1972 and
HSC in 1974 from
Rajshahi Cadet College
Rajshahi Cadet College ( bn, রাজশাহী ক্যাডেট কলেজ), or RCC, is a military high school, located in Sardah, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is situated by the bank of river Padma at Mukhtarpur village of Sardah in Cha ...
. He graduated from
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
in 1980. He completed his staff course in 1985 from the
Armed Forces Staff College, Kuala Lumpur. He completed the Long Defense Management course ( Masters in Management Studies) in 1992 from the
College of Defense Management affiliated to Osmania University in Secunderabad, India. In 1994, he obtained his Post Graduate (MSS--political science) degree from the Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
. He graduated from the
National University
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Some national universities are associated with national cultural or po ...
in 1995 with a master's degree in defense studies. He completed the Executive Program (Conflict Management) course in 2000 from the
Harvard Kennedy School
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. In 2001, he completed the National Defense Course (M Phil) from the
National Defense College. He completed a Senior Executive Program Course in 2003 from the
Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
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from the National Defense University, Washington, D.C.. He was awarded PhD degree by
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
in 2007 on his dissertation on Chinese Modernization.
He has a son and a daughter.
Career
Aminul Karim was commissioned in Bangladesh Army as an officer in 1975 in the Regiment of Artillery. He commanded two field units and two field brigades including one independent brigade. He commanded a unit in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in counterinsurgency role. He worked as brigade major in an independent brigade and a staff officer in the military operations directorate at Army Headquarters. Aminul was a faculty member of Defense Services Command and Staff College from 1992 to 1995. From 2001 to 2002, he served as a faculty member at the
National Defense College, training senior military and civilian officials in defense and senior management of national security. From 2002 to 2003, he served as the Quartermaster General of the
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...
. He served as the Adjutant General of the Bangladesh Army in 2004. From 2004 to 2005 he served as the General Officer Commanding of an Army Division of the Bangladesh Army.
He served as Commandant of the
Defense Services Command and Staff College from 2005 to 2006. From 2006 to 2008, he served as the Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh, (with the rank of Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh). From 2003 to 2004 as Major General of the Bangladesh Army and from 2008 to 2009 as
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
worked as Commandant of the
National Defense College affiliated with the
Bangladesh University of Professionals
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) is the 31st public university of Bangladesh (according to University Grants Commission of Bangladesh), located in Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. It is the first public
university of Bangladesh to be run by ...
.
He retired from the
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...
on March 12, 2009.
After retirement from Bangladesh Army he started his academic career in the University of Malaya as a senior research fellow/ Adjunct Professor. He was a visiting professor at China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing and a visiting scholar at Ohio State University, USA. He authored and co-authored many high impact factor academic Journal publications and Books, and a good number of book chapters including one in Nature. These are mostly sole-authored. He has 20 Clarivate-indexed journal publications to his credit till date. He is a member of Southeast and South Asia Clarivate Researchers Forum. He is a semantic scholar. He is also a member of Asian Peace movement organized by National University of Singapore. He is a member of International Political Science Association, attending three of its Research Committees, also being on one of its boards. He is now a member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, a top think-tank. He is a founding member of CARES, another think tank for scientific research and innovation.
He is a member of Rotary Club of Dhaka Central, Dhaka Club Limited, Retired Armed Forces Welfare Association Club, United Nations Association of Bangladesh, and Old Rajshahi Cadets' Association.
He also worked as the vice-chairman and director of Trust Bank Limited, chairman, Sena Kalyan Sangstha, chairman, Radisson Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka, and chairman of Governing Body of all Bangladesh Cadet Colleges. He is a founding director of Green Care Agro Limited (GCAL), dedicated to ameliorate the socioeconomic condition of the local people, through tea production in the Panchagarh district. He is a founding member of Ziauddin Mondol Foundation at his ancestral village Ranibari for social works.
Books
Notable books published by Aminul include:
* Contemporary Security Issues in the Asia-Pacific and Bangladesh
* Selected Papers on Security and Leadership
* Power Politics in the Asia-Pacific : The Case of Chinese Modernization
* 21st Century High Politics in the Indo-Pacific and the Bay of Bengal (Countries and Cultures of the World)
* Geopolitics of the South China Sea in the Coming Decades
* Chinese Military Modernization - Implications for the Region, Monograph Published by Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affair
* Genocide and Geopolitics of the Rohingya Crisis
* Is China Encircling India?
* What to know about Supply Chain Management
* "Ethnicity and Geopolitics of Rohingya Crisis", in ''Risks, Identity and Conflict, Theoretical Perspectives and Case Studies''
*“Political Culture and Institution-building Impacting Civil-Military Relations (CMR) in Bangladesh”, a chapter published in a book titled ''Guns & Roses: Comparative Civil-Military Relations in the Changing Security Environment''
*“The Power Political Balancing: The Case of Chinese Military Modernization” a book chapter under publication by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
*‘Impact of Microcredit on Socioeconomic Empowerment of Farmers and Agricultural Output in Bangladesh”, Project underway as a book chapter by Springer/ Nature
His journal publications appear in Springer, Nature, Wiley, Cambridge, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Pal grave McMillan etc.
References
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Living people
1955 births
Bangladesh Army generals
Bangladeshi military personnel
People from Chapai Nawabganj district
University of Dhaka alumni
Harvard Kennedy School alumni
National University, Bangladesh alumni
Rajshahi Cadet College alumni
National Defense University alumni
National Defense College alumni
Bangladesh University of Professionals alumni
Bangladeshi male writers
National Defence College (Bangladesh) alumni