Sheikh Mohammad Aman Hasan

Sheikh Mohammad Aman Hasan is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army who served as director general of the Special Security Force under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Earlier, he served as commandant in President Guard Regiment.

Early life and education

Hasan was born on 15 April 1960 to a Bengali family of Muslim Sheikhs in Lohagara thana, Narail, then part of the Jessore District of East Pakistan. He completed his SSC and HSC from Jhenaidah Cadet College. He is a very close friend of Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s cousin and former member of parliament Sheikh Helal, they studied together in Jhenaidah Cadet College. He joined the Bangladesh Military Academy in 1979 and was commissioned in the 8th East Bengal Regiment in 1980. Aman is a graduate of National Defence University, China.

Hasan served for a time as ADC to President Mohammad Ershad in 1986-1988. He commanded two infantry battalions, two intelligence units, and two border guard battalions and as a Sector Commander in BDR. He also served as deputy president in Inter Service Selection Board. He served under blue helmet as a military observer in DR Congo and as a peacekeeper in Somalia. On 10 October 2012, he joined SSF as its director general by replacing Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy.

Hasan is married to Sohela Akter Shayamoli and the couple have two children.