Al Faroque Siddiquee

Brigadier General Al Faroque Siddiquee, BSP, ndu, afwc, psc, MPhil was commissioned with the 27th BMA Long Course on 20th December 1992 in the Corps of Infantry at “Victory Tigers”. He is currently the Principal of Adamjee Cantonment College. Before his appointment as the Principal of ACC, he was the Director of the Personnel Administration at the Army Headquarters. Prior to the appointment he served as the Commander of the 360th Infantry Brigade of the 17th Infantry Division of the Sylhet Area. He served as the Contingent Commander of BANBAT-3, at the Central African Republic and commanded the Bangladesh Battallion. He received the Distinguished Service Medal due to his outstanding service at the UN Peacekeeping Mission.
==Career==
During his long career, Brigadier General Al Faroque Siddiquee held many important command & instructional appointments in the Bangladesh Army, including Regimental Staff, Company Commander, Grade Three Operations Officer at 11th Infantry Division and Brigade Major in the 16th Infantry Brigade. He served in the 5th (parent unit), 6th, 13th, 16th, 26th, 30th, 34th and the 52nd East Bengal Regiment (now 17 BIR), 28th BIR. He also served as a Company Commander and Liaison Officer in the President Guard Regiment. He commanded the 13th East Bengal, 28th Bangladesh Infantry Battalion and 30th East Bengal. He served as an instructor at the School of Infantry and Tactics. He also served as General Staff Officer 1 (Operations Art and Tactics) at Army Training Doctrine and Command. He served as the Colonel Staff of the Military Training Directorate (MT Dte) at Army Headquarters and School of Infantry and Tactics (SI&T). He was the Commander of the 360th Infantry Brigade. He also served as the Director of Personnel Administrative Directorate (DPA), Army Headquarters. He participated in three UN Missions in Sierra Leone, United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone|Sudan (as Staff Officer) and the Central African Republic (as Contingent Commander C/O: 30th East Bengal). He also served in the Chattogram Hill Tracts in two terms at Kaptai and Panchari respectively. Al Faroque Siddiquee is also regarded as a good player in Volleyball and Basketball, participating in formation and army-level tournaments. 
==Achievements==
Al Faroque Siddiquee received a letter of commendation from the UN during his service at the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). At formation levels, he also emerged as the Best Firer in the CAS Trophy Competition and the Inter Formation Firing Competition, 1st in the Army Essay Competition, Best in the Officers' Quiz Competition (2004) and Best Parade Commander (2000). In 2023 and 2024, he became the best Principal in Dhaka twice as the Principal of Adamjee Cantonment College. During his tenure, Adamjee Cantonment College achieved the distinction of becoming the best college in Bangladesh.
==Academic Qualifications==
He is a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College. Besides, he attended the Armed Forces War Course at the National Defence College at Mirpur. He is also a science graduate from Chattogram University. He obtained an MDS (Master of Defence Studies) from the National University. He has twice completed his MPhil degree from Bangladesh University of Professionals and Begum Rokeya University. In China, he successfully graduated from the National Defence University (NDU) of PLA and completed his Master's in National Defence. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD.
==Publications==
• BOOK
1. Chronicles of A Military Man: HOME AND BEYOND (Book – Pub Nov 2023) ISSN: 978 984 97022-1-4
• BANGLADESH ARMY JOURNAL ISSN 1019-1313
1. Best Ways of Utilizing Time by a Camp Commander in Chittagong Hill Tracts – 39th Issue, June 2006 – Page 68 to 76. ISSN 1019-1313
2. Understanding the Psyche of Under Commands: Its Applications at Unit Level - 52nd Issue, December 2012, Page 44 to 54. (Army Essay Competition 1st posn) ISSN 1019-1313
3. Higher Defence Organization – Option for Bangladesh - 56th Issue, December 2014, Page 85 to 98. ISSN 1019-1313
4.Financial and Budgetary Aspects of War of Liberation - 65th Issue, June 2019, Page 30 to 42. ISSN 1019-1313
5. Passing out Parade Speech and Take for Bangladesh Army - (67th Issue, June 2020) Spl Edition - Page 125 to 138. ISSN 1019-1313
6. Functional Restructuring of Research And Development System of Bangladesh Army For Enhanced Efficiency – ((68th Issue, Dec 2020)- Page 97 to 115. ISSN 1019-1313
• BANGLADESH ARMED FORCES JOURNAL ISBN Number 978-984-35-0167-7
7. Modernization of Bangladesh Army: Towards a Significant Milestone- (Mar 2021) Spl Edition - Page 208 to 216. ISBN Number 978-984-35-0167-7
• ARTDOC JOURNAL ISSN 2789-5858
8. Developing Leadership and Delegating Responsibilities to Junior and Non Commissioned Officers - (Number 1, Volume 1, Dec 2021) P. 78-95. ISSN 2789-5858
• THE TIGERS JOURNAL
9. Difficulties Faced by a Camp Commander in CHT and its Probable Solution- Tiger Journal (4th Edition Jun 97) - Page 66 – 75.
10. Recruiting System In Bangladesh Army-An Analysis to Strengthen Its Efficacy-Tiger Journal (14th Edition Oct 2010) – Page 51 to 62.
11. Management of Time - Take Time to Plan Time; A Few Random Thoughts (16th Issue May 2012)) – Page 35 – 45
• THE BAYONET JOURNAL
12. Challenges of Training Support Battalion – Indeed a Pride to Support (15th Issue December 2012) - Page 19 – 24
13. Experiences of APC Utilization at Mission in Central African Republic (20th Issue June 2018) - Page 9 – 17
14. Review of Security Zone Battle and Integration of Small Group Operations for an Aggressive Defence – A Random Thought (21th Issue Mar 2019) - Page 8 – 15
• ALIF JOURNAL
15. Best ways of Utilizing Time by a Camp Commander in CHT (2nd Edition Apr 2006) – Page 68 – 76
16. Recruiting System In Bangladesh Army-An Analysis to Strengthen Its Efficacy (5th Edition Jan 2009) - Page 9 – 21
• CHINA THAT’S JOURNAL – ISSN 1672-8017
17. My Personal Feeling on Visiting Xi’an (May 2019) - P. 120-123
18. A Dream is Coming True- Belt and Road Initiative (Jul 2019) - P. 126-127
• Jalalabad Papers Army Institute of Business Administration, (AIBA) Sylhet, Vol-1, Issue-1, July 2020 - ISSN 2706-8560
19. Belt and Road Initiative – A Future Trance; Likely Hurdles Ahead (Vol-1, Issue-1, July 2020) - P.27-39
20. Way to Alikalia- Bancon Unamsil’s Vanguard (Dec 2002) - Page 67 to 70
21. Ends, Ways and Means (Sep-Nov 2013 Volume-1 Issue-1, page 5) 
• Sylhet Cantonment Public School and College, Magazine 2020, UCHHARON Magazine 2020 UCHHARON (SCPSC)
22. Parents are Teacher Too (Mar 2022) - P. 22-26
• Adamjee Cantonment College, Magazine 2023, PROTITI ISBN: 984961772-1
23. Transforming Adamjee Cantonment College Through Academic and Extra-Curricular Excellence - P. 164-165. ISBN: 984961772-1
• Paddakkhep onward March (Bangladesh Military Academy)
24. A Professional Journal of Bangladesh Military Academy (21st Issue Paddakkhep onward March). ISSN: 2789 8628
• News Paper
1. Khoborer Kagoj -25 Jun 2024 ( Tuesday) Column writer at Lekhapora
2. The Business Post – 30 Jul 2024 (Tuesday) Wisdom Has No Value Unless We Share It
==Honours==
Independence Award 	Distinguished Service Medal	UNAMSIL Medal 	UNAMID Medal
MINUSCA Medal 	Dabanal Padak 	Uttoron Padak 	Mahaplaban Padak 1996
Mahaplaban Padak 1998	Sangsadia Nirbachan 1991 	Sangsadia Nirbachan 1996	Jesthata Padak III
Jesthata Padak II 	Silver Jubilee Medal 	Golden Jubilee Medal 	Jesthata Padak I
Ghurnijhar 1991 Padak	 	 	
Category:1972 births
Category:People from Rawalpindi
Category:Pakistani people