Air Vice Marshal Md Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq Air Vice Marshal Md Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq assumed office as the new Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Thursday, reports BSS.
Commissioned into the Bangladesh Air Force in 1992 through the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Siddiq brings over three decades of experience in command, operations, training and administration.
A decorated fighter pilot with over 2,900 flying hours, he served in key positions, including Commandant of the BAF Academy, Director (Recruitment) and Director (Air Operations) at Air Headquarters, and Air Officer Commanding at BAF Base Bir Uttam AK Khandakar.
He studied at defence institutions in Bangladesh, India and the United States, and completed training in Malaysia, India and Turkey.
Air Vice Marshal Siddiq also served in the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Contingent Commander of the Bangladesh Aviation Transport Unit.
In recognition of his service, Air Vice Marshal Siddiq has been awarded the Bangladesh Sena Padak (BSP) and the Gallantry in United Peacekeeping Operations (GUP) Medal.
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