Sultan Mahmud (officer)
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Air Vice Marshal (retd.)
Sultan Mahmud
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| Native name | সুলতান মাহমুদ |
| Born | 3 May 1944 Feni, Noakhali, Bengal Province, British India (Now, Feni District, Chittagong, Bangladesh) |
| Died |
(aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance |
Pakistan (Before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Service/ |
Pakistan Air Force Bangladesh Air Force |
| Years of service | 1954-1987 |
| Rank |
 Air Vice Marshal
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| Unit | No. 6 Squadron PAF |
| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards |
Bir Uttom Independence Day Award
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Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud, Bir Uttom (1944 – 14 August 2023) was a former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force and a former deputy chief martial law administrator. As a member of Kilo Flight, he is one of the founders of Bangladesh's Air Force. He later served as minister of Industries. He received the Independence Day Award from the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.
Life and career
Mahmud was chief of the Bangladesh Air Force from 23 July 1981 to 22 July 1987. On 24 March 1982, he was appointed deputy chief martial law administrator by President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. On 1 June 1986, he was placed in charge of the Ministry of Industries. In 1992 he was charged with corruption after the government of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad relinquished power. He was acquitted of these charges 24 years later.
Sultan Mahmud died in Dhaka on 14 August 2023, at the age of 79.