Aminur Rahman Shams-ud DOHA

Background

DOHA, Aminur Rahman S. was born on January 24, 1929 in Murshidabad. Son of A. H. M. Shams-ud Doha and Begum Hamida Shams-ud Doha.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Calcutta U., 1948; Bachelor, Dhaka U., 1955.

Career

Assistant Manager Imperial Tobacco Company, Limited., 1948-1950. Commissioned 1952, Regimental Officer, Artillery Regts. 1952-1961; School of Artillery and Guided Missiles, Oklahoma 1957-1958.

Command and General Staff College, Quetta 1962.

General Staff Infantry Brigade Headquarters 1963. Royal Military College, of Science and Technology, Shrivenham 1964-1965.

Senior Instructor, Gunnery 1965. General Staff GHQ 1965-1966.

Retd, from Army 1967.

Minister of Information 1982-1983, of Foreign Affairs 1982-1984. Former Head, Ministry of Irrigation and Flood Control. Delegation to Non-Aligned Summits 1973, 1976, 1979.

Commander in Chief’s commendation 1964.

Several military.

Achievements

• Aminur Rahman Shams-ud Doha has been listed as a noteworthy Publisher, editor-in-chief by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Foreign Ministers Conference, Organisation of Islamic Conference, 1983-1984. Leader Bangladesh Delegation to Non-Aligned Conference, 1982-1984, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Conference, Niamey, Nigeria, 1982, Unga, New York, 1983. Chairman Commonwealth Fund for Tech Cooperative, Montreal, 1978, Malta, 1979.

Member International Institute of Strategic Studies, English Speaking Union, Officers and Golf Club, Royal Overseas League, London.

Interests

• Avocations: 1948 trials for London Olympic games, football, tennis, gardening.

Connections

Married Wajiha Moukaddem, June 29, 1981.

Father:

Abu Hamid Mohammad S.

Mother:

Hamida (Ghazi) S.

Spouse:

Wajiha Moukaddem