Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain,BP is a former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force.[1][2] AVM Sadruddin was the fifth chief of the Bangladesh Air Force from 9 December 1977 to 22 July 1981. He was the youngest air chief in the history of Bangladesh Air Force (at the age of 36).
Upon graduating from Lower Topa Cadet College,he resumed his career as a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force in 1956 and was commissioned as a pilot officer of No. 5 Squadron in 1959. Then,the fighters of his squadron were composed of mainly the North American F-86 Sabre and the Dassault Mirage III. He was one of the top 20 cadets who was sent to the United States for advanced training in Moody AFB and also at Luke AFB between 1960 and 1962.
After the Liberation War of 1971 between Bangladesh and Pakistan,he was promoted to wing commander and placed in command of the Dhaka Airbase of the newly formed Bangladesh Air Force. His next appointment was as group captain and defence attachéat the Bangladesh Embassy in Moscow,Russia,where he spent 3.5 years with his wife and children. After completing this assignment,Group Captain Sadruddin returned to Bangladesh in 1977 and was assigned as director of the Bangladesh Air Force Air Operations &Air Intelligence. He was promoted to air commodore and chief of the air staff in 1977.[3][failed verification]
Personal life
Hossain is married to Nasreen Hossain and they have a daughter,Tahmina Ahsan,and two sons,Sarwaruddin Mohammad Hossain and Farid Hossain.
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