Abdul Gafoor Mahmud

Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Abdul Ghaffar Mahmud (born 1933 or 1934)[1] is a former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force. He negotiated the release of hostages from the hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472.[2] For his role in keeping the situation under control and securing the lives of every single passenger, Japanese government had conferred upon him the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star" awards.[3]

Air Vice Marshal (retd.)

Abdul Ghaffar Mahmud
Born1933 or 1934
Memari, Burdwan, Bengal
Allegiance Pakistan
Bangladesh
Service/branchPakistan Air Force
Bangladesh Air Force
Years of service1955-1977
Rank Air Vice Marshal
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun[1]

Career

He was a transport pilot of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport airlift aircraft in the Pakistan Air Force. During the Liberation War he was posted as a Wing Commander in the high altitude region of Gilgit. He was the chief of Bangladesh Air Force from 5 September 1976 to 8 December 1977.[4] In 1977 he negotiated with the Japanese Red Army who had hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472 and landed the flight in Dhaka Airport. He worked to get the hostages freed.[5][6][7] He became the minister for food, health and rehabilitation during the Ershad regime.[8]

Bibliography
  • My Destiny-Autobiography.[7]

References
  1. "Former Bangladesh Air Force chief AG Mahmud to receive Japan Imperial Decoration". bdnews24.com. 1 May 2017.
  2. Saha, Ujjal Kumer. "Special Essay "Revisiting Dhaka 29 Years after the Hijack"". Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. "Japan honours BAF ex-chief for 1977 Tejgaon airport kidnapping negotiations". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  4. "Former COAS – Bangladesh Air Force". Bangladesh Air Force. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. "Interview: Rebecca Shatwell – AV Festival". narcmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. "Bangladesh's 7/16". The Daily Star. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  7. Chowdhury, Zaglul Ahmed. "An Important document of a crucial phrase". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. "Japan honours BAF ex-chief for 1977 Tejgaon airport kidnapping negotiations". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2021-12-18.


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