Moeen U Ahmed

Moeen Uddin Ahmed (born 21 January 1953) is a former Bangladeshi four star general and the 12th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009. He has worked in Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan as a Defence Attaché and previously served as a UN Peacekeeper in United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda as a colonel in 1995. Ahmed is the first army chief of staff from Bangladesh Military Academy. He is also the first four star operational general of the army since General M. A. G. Osmani.

Ahmed's epitome was ambiguous when he was the chief administrator during the 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis. His military-backed agendas are also credited for paving the way towards independent judiciary and a brief civil reformation. Initially, the Bangladeshi citizens were favourable for the sense relief it facilitated after unprecedented anarchy on the streets of major cities but later on, people started to be dubious about the intention or objective of the military-backed interim government. Events like in Ahmed's writing views on politics and patronizing a particular political party led by Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi were not received positively at a backdrop of delivering effort in terminating the political career of former prime ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina. He is also criticised for his failure to prevent the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt, which killed 56 Army officers and 17 civilians and It caused a weakening of the Bangladesh Army command and Bangladesh Rifles.