General Waker-Uz-Zaman officially assumed office as the army chief of Bangladesh on Sunday.
His tenure as army chief will last for the next three years, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations.
General Waker-Uz-Zaman succeeds General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, who served as the 17th chief of army staff from June 24, 2021, completing his tenure on June 23, 2024.
An alumnus of the Bangladesh Military Academy, General Waker was commissioned into the corps of infantry on December 20, 1985.
With a distinguished career spanning more than three and a half decades, he brings extensive experience from holding key command, staff, and instructional positions.
He has served as the military secretary at army headquarters and, before his appointment as chief of general staff of the Bangladesh Army, he was the principal staff officer of the prime minister at the Armed Forces Division under the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office. General Waker is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Command and Staff College in Mirpur and the Joint Services Command and Staff College in the UK. He holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Defence Studies from the National University of Bangladesh and a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King鈥檚 College, University of London.