Syed Fatemi Ahmed Rumi is a retired

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

of the Bangladesh Army and former director general of

Special Security Force The Special Security Force (SSF) is a Bangladeshi law enforcement agency that provides protection to government officials and foreign dignitaries. Responsibility The mission of the SSF is to provide physical security to the President and ...

Career

During the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule from 2001 to 2006, Rumi served as the director general of

. He backed the military supported caretaker government that took power during the

2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis The 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis began as a caretaker government (CTG) assumed power at the end of October 2006 following the end of term of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration. BNP government increased the age of chief ...

. During his military service, other officers referred to him as Shada (white) Rumi to distinguish him from his contemporary Major General

Sadik Hasan Rumi Sadik Hasan Rumi is a former Major General of Bangladesh Army who served as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) from May 2002 to May 2007. Career During the 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny, Captain Rumi led an ...

, who was known as Kala (black) Rumi. In January 2007, Rumi was made the general officer commanding of the 66th Infantry Division which was based in

Rangpur Cantonment Rangpur Cantonment ( bn, রংপুর সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is the headquarter of 66th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army. History The mass of the city of Rangpur were protesting ag ...

and Major General Sheikh Md Manirul Islam replaced him as the Director General of Special Security Force. He worked with Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army,

Moeen U Ahmed Moeen Uddin Ahmed is a former Bangladesh Army general and the 12th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009 with last one-year extension during the caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed. He has worke ...

, to establish Rangpur University and a new political party called Jago Bangladesh. In February 2009, Rumi was made the chairman of

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) is a state owned autonomous national research institute and think tank working as a statutory institute that carries out research on security and strategic issues in Bangladesh ...

a state operated think tank. The Government of Bangladesh sent him and Lieutenant General Aminul Karim, commandant of the National Defence College, to forced retirement in March 2009.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rumi, Syed Fatemi Ahmed Living people Bangladesh Army generals Year of birth missing (living people)