Ashab Uddin (major-general)
Ashab Uddin (Born: 28 October 1958) is a Retired Major General of Bangladesh Army. He has also served as Bangladesh's ambassador to Kuwait and Yemen. Early life 
Ashab Uddin was born on 28 October 1958 in Matijura village of Tilpara union in Beanibazar, Sylhet. He married Farha Asab Chowdhury on 29 February 1988. The couple has a daughter, Faria, and a son, Farhan. He passed SSC and HSC from Faujdarhat Cadet College. He graduated from University of Chittagong. He holds postgraduate and postgraduate defense studies from the Department of Political Science at the National University. He holds a Master's degree in National and International Strategic Studies (MPhil) from the University of Madras, India. He completed several courses, including a military science course at the Defence Services Command and Staff College and an army staff course in Pakistan. He completed the reserve component in 1996, the special forces operation in 2003, and the senior executive course in the United States in 2008. Career 
General Ashab Uddin was commissioned in the Bangladesh Army in 1979 in the first regular batch. He commanded two infantry battalions, two infantry brigades and served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of two infantry divisions, and Area commander of Savar and Chittagong area. He also served as the Director Military Training and Military Secretary in Army HQ. He was also the Commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College. He retired from the Bangladesh Army in 2016. He served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Embassy in Kuwait and Yemen from 17 August 2013 to 2016. He was the President of Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation and also the President of Bhatiary Golf & Country Club and Savar Golf Club. UN mission 
He has taken part in UN peacekeeping operations in Mozambique as a peacekeeper. Award 
 United Nations Peacekeeping Medal

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Living people
1958 births
Bangladesh Army generals
Bangladeshi military personnel
Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Kuwait
Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Yemen
Faujdarhat Cadet College alumni
National University, Bangladesh alumni
University of Chittagong alumni
University of Madras alumni
People from Beanibazar Upazila