Atiqur Rahman

Lieutenant General (Retd.) M. Atiqur Rahman
Lieutenant General M Atiqur Rahman
5th Chief of Army Staff
In office 1 September 1986 – 31 August 1990
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Preceded by	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Succeeded by	Nuruddin Khan
4th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
In office 15 December 1977 – 30 June 1982
President	Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Prime Minister	Mashiur Rahman Shah Azizur Rahman
Preceded by	Quazi Golam Dastgir
Succeeded by	R. A. M. Golam Muktadir
Personal details
Born	(1931-09-01)1 September 1931 Murshidabad, Bengal, British India
Died	20 December 2023(2023-12-20) (aged 92) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh  Pakistan (before 1971)
Branch/service	Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service	1954-1990
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Commander of 65th Infantry Brigade GOC of 24th Infantry Division Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters DG of Bangladesh Rifles PSO of Armed Forces Division AG at Army Headquarter 7th Chief of Army Staff
Battles/wars	Indo-Pak War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War (As P.O.W.) Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict 1982 coup d'état

M. Atiqur Rahman (1 September 1931 – 20 December 2023) was a lieutenant general and Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff from 1986 to 1990.