Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim

Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim
আবু সালেহ মোহাম্মদ নাসিম
7th Chief of Army Staff
In office
31 August 1994  19 May 1996
PresidentAbdur Rahman Biswas
Prime Minister
Preceded byNuruddin Khan
Succeeded byMuhammad Mahbubur Rahman
Personal details
Born (1946-01-04) 4 January 1946
Bikrampur, Bengal, British India
Alma materFaujdarhat Cadet College
Awards Bir Bikrom
Websitetgenasmnasim.info
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (before 1971)
Branch Bangladesh Army
 Pakistan Army
Service years1965–1996
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Conflicts

Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim BB, psc (born 4 January 1946) is a former Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army. In 1996, he attempted a military coup of the caretaker government which was preparing for general elections. After failure of the coup in 1996, he was arrested, placed under house arrest, and subsequently dismissed from service. That year, the Awami League was elected to power in the government. It reverted Nasim's dismissal from the military and later provided him with an honorable discharge.