CBERRear Admiral Mohammad Musa, OSP, NPP, RCDS, AFWC, PSC, PhD

Rear Admiral Musa joined Bangladesh Naval Academy on 27 January 1985 and has 36 years of professional and academic experience. He is a Naval Gunnery Specialist Officer and served as an Instructor at Bangladesh Naval Academy and chief Instructor of the Naval Gunnery and Seamanship School. He has commanded six warships ranging from Patrol Craft to Frigates and the flagship, BNS BANGABANDHU (Guided Missile Frigate). The admiral has served as the Director of four Directorates at Naval Headquarters, namely the Directorate of Plans, Submarine, Naval Aviation and Signals. He also served as Naval Secretary. He commanded the biggest naval establishment of the Bangladesh Navy, BNS ISSA KHAN, in Chattogram. As Area Commander, he performed the duties of Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka and Commander Khulna Naval Area.

The Admiral is the Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh (BSMRMU). After joining as Vice Chancellor, he has taken the initiative to promote cooperation with various reputed international maritime organizations for joint research academic exchange in maritime cooperation programmes. He has also started 1^st Maritime Business Incubator (Startup Blue) to generate innovative business ideas and promote maritime sector entrepreneurship. Before that, the admiral served as the Chairman of the Mongla Port Authority. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Port handled a record number of ships and cargo, thereby making a new record earning revenue (Tk. 340 crores), the highest in the 70 years of history of Mongla Port. During his tenure, the admiral worked relentlessly to develop the Port and transform it into an international standard port to serve as a Southwestern gateway and a hub for regional connectivity.