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Abdul Waheed Choudhury

Commandant
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Major Abdul Waheed Choudhury
Native name
Nickname(s)Major A.W.Choudhury
Born(1914-02-01)1 February 1914
Habiganj, Sylhet, East Bengal, British India
Died16 February 1965(1965-02-16) (aged 51)
Nazimuddin RoadDhaka, Bangladesh
Bibir Mosjid Shrine Nilkhet Cemetery
Bibir Mosjid Shrine Nilkhet Cemetery
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Service / branch
Years of service
  • 1941–1947 (British India)
  • 1947–1948 (Pakistan)
Rank
  • Major (British Indian Army, transfer in 1947)
  • Major (Pakistan Army, retired in 1948)
Commands
Battles / warsWorld War II


Abdul Waheed Chowdhury (Template:Lang-bn; 1 September 1914 – 1 February 1965), also known as The Commandant , was a Bengali military leader. He served as an Offecer beginning with service in the British Indian Army in 1941. He fought in Burma during World War II, and served in the Pakistan Army until 1948. Major Waheed was appointed head of 1st East Bengal Regiment traning coy , and he is regarded as the founder of the the regiment. WWII veteran senior-most experienced Bengali Officer of British Indian Army Major Abdul Waheed Choudhury was designated as the regiments founding Commandant / Officer Commanding of the training company 1st East Bengal Regimen the first Officer Commanding O.C. of the Senior Tigers was a British Indian Army's and Pakistan Army's most senior and experienced Bengali Officer / Commandant Major Abdul Waheed Choudhury who was designated as the regiments founding Commandant / Officer Commanding to raise the Training Company the Senior Tigers.The Commandant Major Abdul Waheed Choudhury for the first time raised and trained the 1st East Bengal Regiment with his relentless effort and sacrifices with limited resources and adverse situations ,the rest is history.The very first Officer Commanding O.C. of the Senior Tigers was a British Indian Army's senior-most and experienced Bengali Officer Commandant Major Abdul Waheed Choudhury

Early life :He was born in Driyapur village of Habigonj District in 1914 a.d. Major Abdul Waheed Choudhury[1] was the first founding Officer Commanding O.C / Commandant of 1st east Bengal Regiment Training Coy he was given responsibility to rise the regiment.

British Indian Army (1941–1947)

Retirement and continued influence

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References

Category:1914 births Category:1965 deaths Category:University of Dhaka alumni Category:Bengali Muslims Category:British Indian Army Officers Category:Pakistan Army officers Category:People from Sylhet Category:People from Habiganj Category:People from Dhaka

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