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Mohammad Khaled Iqbal
Mohammad Khaled Iqbal is a retired rear admiral of the Bangladesh Navy and former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University.[1] He is the former chairman of Chittagong Port Authority.[2] Early lifeIqbal graduated from Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.[3] He completed a course on maritime law at the University of Wollongong.[3] CareerIqbal joined Bangladesh Navy in 1981.[3] He received his commission in Bangladesh Navy on 1 June 1983.[4] He trained at the Italian Naval Academy in 1985.[3] Iqbal served in the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire in 2006.[3] The Anti-Corruption Commission investigated the Chittagong Port Authority while Iqbal was chairman.[5] He was criticized for the congestion at Chittagong Port by the Parliamentary standing committee on shipping ministry.[6] In January 2018, Rear Admiral Zulfiqur Aziz replaced Iqbal as chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority.[7][8] Iqbal was criticized for leading team of the Chittagong Port Authority to Morocco and South Africa which was set to conclude six days before his term as chairman expired.[9][10] The Daily Star questioned the benefit of the port authority on spending 10 million BDT on the trip which they question whether it was a pleasure trip.[9] In February 2018, Iqbal was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University succeeding Rear Admiral A. S. M. Abdul Baten.[3][11] Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa replaced Iqbal as the Vice-Chancellor of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University in January 2023.[12] Iqbal is the Chief Executive of Ports, Logistics & Economic Zone of A K Khan & Company.[13] References
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