Sharafuddin Ahmed was a founding officer of the Bangladesh Air Force and recipient of Bir Uttom, the second-highest gallantry award of Bangladesh, for his service during Operation Kilo Flight of the Bangladesh Liberation War. ^[1]

Contents

• Early life
• Career
• Death
• References

Early life

Ahmed was born in Sultanpur village of Kumarkhali, Kushtia District. ^[2] His father, Shamsul Alam, was a lawyer, and his mother, Hasina Begum, was a homemaker. ^[2] He completed his education to the Secondary School Certificate level. ^[2]

Career

Sharafuddin joined the Pakistan Army but left on 5 May 1971 to join the Bangladesh Liberation War. ^[2] Later, during the war, he became part of the newly formed Bangladesh Air Force, operating from the Dimapur Air Base in Assam, India. ^[2] Bangladesh Air Force was organised under Air Commodore A.K. Khondaker. ^[3] He carried out bombing raids with Indian donated aircraft against the Pakistan Army during the war as part of the Operation Kilo Flight. ^{[4] [2]}

Death

Sharafuddin died in a plane crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1972. ^{[2] [5]}

References