The tenure of incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has been extended by another year.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on Friday afternoon. He was appointed on contractual basis for one and half years.
Insiders say this extension in tenure is recognition of Mamun’s unfaltering honesty, integrity and unquestionable professionalism, which he has consistently shown while serving as the chief of a force.
Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was appointed IGP on September 22, 2022. He was then appointed on a contractual basis for a period of one and half years from January 12, 2023 to July 11, 2024.
There have been many speculations about the appointment of the new IGP from July 12. Despite all the speculations, the tenure of the current IGP was extended.
Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was born on January 12, 1964 in Srihail village of Shalla upazila under Sunamganj. Mamun, who holds a Master's degree (honours) in Sociology from Chittagong University, is a father of two sons and a daughter.
His wife is an associate professor at Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College in Dhaka.
Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun joined as assistant superintendent of police (ASP) on December 20, 1989, as an officer of 1986 and eighth batch of BCS (Police) cadre.
He served as the director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from April 15, 2020. He was later promoted to the post of Additional IGP in May 2021. He has also served as the DIG of Dhaka range.
Apart from this, Mamun served at the Police Headquarters, Metropolitan Police, Armed Police Battalion and various important units of various districts. He has made an outstanding contribution to global peacekeeping by working in UN peacekeeping missions.
Mamun has been awarded the President's Police Medal (PPM) once, and the Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) twice in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the force.
