S. M. Kamrul Hassan
S M Kamrul Hassan is a three-star general of the Bangladesh Army and incumbent Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division.
Education
Hassan finished high school from Mirzapur Cadet College and enlisted to Bangladesh Military Academy on 1987. He was commissioned in East Bengal Regiment on December 1989 on 21st BMA long course. He is also a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College. Additionally, he has three Masters Degrees and also acquired a PhD on ''Internet Usage in Political Communication.''Career
Hassan's career spans mostly on training, doctrine and combat operations. He taught and served as instructor at School of Infantry and Tactics, Platoon commander, Battalion Commander and Commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy, served as Directing Staff and also the Chief Instructor in Defence Services Command and Staff College and was senior directing staff at National Defence College.Hassan commanded two infantry battalions in which one battalion served in United Nations peacekeeping. He was deployed in combat operations for over 10 years in Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflit Insurgency, Iraqi-Kuwait, Liberia and led troops in Central African Republic as Brigadier General in Peacekeeping Operations. He also commanded two infantry brigades in Lebukhali and Sylhet, and the 66th Infantry Division.
On 22 August 2024, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed as the 17th Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division. As PSO, he was instrumental in strengthening military ties with Pakistan. After the 2025 Chengdu J-7 crash, he headed the investigation commitee in charge of finding the causes behind the crash.
In November 2025, he visited Qatar and signed a historic agreement, which allowed Bangladeshi army personnel to serve in the Qatar Armed Forces on deputation.