Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun is a Bangladeshi police officer and the incumbent Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). He was made the DG of RAB in April 2020.[2] He is the former chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID).[3]


Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun
চৌধুরী আব্দুল্লাহ আল মামুন
Born (1964-01-12) 12 January 1964
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materAdamjee Cantonment College[1]
Known forSpecially Designated Nationals
Notable work
Killing of Ekramul Haque
Spouse(s)Tayyaba Musarrat Jaha
Police career
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Police
StatusDirector General of Rapid Action Battalion

Early life

Al-Mamun was born on 12 January 1964 in the village of Shreehail under Sullah Upazila in Sunamganj District.[4]

Personal life

Al-Mamun is married to Tayyaba Musarrat Jaha in his personal life.[4] The couple has two sons and a daughter.[4]

U.S. sanctions

On 10 December 2021, The sanctions were imposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Mr Al-Mamun in the list at the petition of several unknown organizations. Not any of these allegations are proven yet.

As Mr Al-Mamun is the Director General of RAB, Bangladesh and the United States are settling this issue through negotiations as a result of their solid diplomatic relations.

Individuals on the sanction list have their assets blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.[5][6]

References

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