Mahmudul Hasan (general)

Major General Mahmudul Hasan was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Home Minister and five time member of parliament from Tangail-5.

Early Life and Education

He was born on 1 March 1936 in Tangail Sadar Upazila, Tangail District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He completed his bachelor's in science in 1956. Later he obtained an engineering degree.

Mahmudul Hasan was commissioned on 13 June 1959 in the Corps of Engineers of the Pakistan Army. He reached the rank of Major in Pakistan Army. After the Independence of Bangladesh, Mahmudul joined the Bangladesh Army. His first posting was as Commanding Officer of 1st Engineer Battalion. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 15 May 1974. Later he served as the Commanding Officer of 3rd and 8th Engineer Battalion. On 14 May 1977, he was promoted to Colonel and was appointed Station Commander of Dhaka Cantonment and Commander of 14th Independent Engineers Brigade. He was promoted to Brigadier on 2nd December 1978. On 20 August 1980, he was appointed Commander, Logistics Area, Bangladesh Army. He was made the Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army on 13 April 1982, He was promoted to Major General on 10 May 1982. He served there till 6 July 1986. He retired from Bangladesh Army as a Major General. He served in the cabinet of President Hossain Mohammad Ershad as the Home Minister.
Hasan was elected to Parliament on 29 December 2012 from Tangail-5 in a by-election. The by-election was called after the Bangladesh Election Commission had cancelled the election of Jatiya Party MP Abul Kashem.
He was also the founder of Major General Mahmudul Hasan Ideal College, Tangail.
Hasan died in Dhaka on 31 December 2025 at the age of 89.