Nazma Begum is a Brigadier General of the Bangladesh Army. She is the first Bangladeshi woman Brigadier General (Health Care Management) from Army medical Corps (GDMO). She was awarded

Begum Rokeya Padak Begum Rokeya Padak, named after Begum Rokeya, is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The a ...

by the Government of Bangladesh in 2020.

Career

Begum started her career in Bangladesh Army. Later, she worked in United Nations' Peacekeeping Army and served as a medical professional in Central African Republic. She holds several records in Bangladesh Army as well as UN Peacekeeping Army. She became the first female Assistant Director of medical services in UN Peacekeeping Army's history. She is also the only woman in the history who was the country head twice. She is also the first woman in the history of the Bangladesh Air force who commanded the medical squadron twice. Begum served the

United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) (french: link=no, Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)) was a UN-NATO peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) whose objective was "to facilitate the implemen ...

(UNOCI) from February 2016 until August 2016 as the first female contingent commander in UNOCI's history.

Awards

* Military Gender Advocate Award (2016, 2019) *

(2020)

References

Living people Bangladesh Army brigadiers Recipients of Begum Rokeya Padak Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bangladesh-mil-bio-stub