Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, BBP, OSP, ndu, psc ( bn, মাসিহুজ্জামান সেরনিয়াবাত; born 14 February 1962) was the 15th Chief of the Air Staff of the

Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Air Force is primarily responsible for air defence of B ...

. He took over as the chief on 12 June 2018 from Air Chief Marshal

Abu Esrar Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, BBP, NDC, ACSC was the 14th Chief of the Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. He took over as the chief on 12 June 2015 from Air Marshal Enamul Bari. He is the first four-star air officer (Air Chief Marshal) of Bang ...

. He was promoted to Air Marshal on the same day. He was promoted to the rank of ACM on 30 July 2018.

Early life

Serniabat was born on 14 February 1962. He was educated at

Notre Dame College, Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka ( bn, নটর ডেম কলেজ, ঢাকা), also known as NDC, is a Catholic higher secondary school (in the Indian subcontinent, as in the United Kingdom, higher secondary schools comprising the 11th and ...

and then enrolled at the

Bangladesh Air Force Academy Bangladesh Air Force Academy (BAFA) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী একাডেমি) is a training and education academy which provides initial training to all men and women who are preparing to be officers ...

on 16 March 1980, graduating in June 1982.

Career

Serniabat was commissioned into the Bangladesh Air Force on 19 June 1982 in General Duties (Pilot) Branch. He flew various types of aircraft, including PT-6, Fouga, F-6, F-7, F-7 BG, F-7MB, A-5, MiG-29, YAK-130 and SU-30 MKI (A). He attended a number of courses at home and abroad. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College in Bangladesh, the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College in Malaysia and the National Defence University in China. Serniabat became the chairperson of Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust on 12 June 2018.

Personal life

He is married to Yasmeen Zaman, and has one son and one daughter. He is an ardent reader and a keen golfer.

References

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