PRESIDENT ELECT
Lieutenant Colonel Rotarian Syed Quamruzzaman, BGBM, MPHF (Retd) was born on 20 August 1959 from a respectable Muslim family at Chuadanga, Bangladesh. He joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 29 January 1981 and was commissioned on 05 November 1982 with 7th BMA Long Course in the Corps of Signals and retired from Bangladesh Army 19 August 2009. He was one of the survivors of BDR carnage, 25-26 Feb 2009.
He was decorated with the highest gallantry award of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) named “BORDER GUARD BANGLADESH MEDALS (BGBM)” by the Honourable Prime Minister & published in the Government Gazette by the Government of “The People’s Republic of Bangladesh” for the recognition of heroic and profound courageousness duties keeping his own life at risk in the Border during serving 7 Rifle Battalion as Commanding Officer.
Lt Col Zaman passed his SSC in the year of 1976 from Chuadanga V. J. Government High School and HSC in the year of 1978 from Chuadanga Government College. Then He was admitted Dhaka University B. Com. Hons in the department of Marketing. During studying Dhaka University, after completing 4th semester he joined Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) for commissioned officers training as gentleman cadet. He has passed Bachelor of Arts (BA) from BMA under Chittagong University. He did his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northern University (NUB), Dhaka – Bangladesh.
Lt Col Zaman attended a number of professional courses & seminars at home and abroad. During his service he did his foreign courses which are Company Commander’s Course in Ankara – Turkey & Course on Civil – Military Response to Terrorism in the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, USA. He was also attended DLP course of United Nation Institute for Training and Research Program of Correspondence Instruction (UNITARPOCI). He also attended “The Eighteenth Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS – 18)”.
Within his colorful military career, he held a fine mix of all three types of appointments available in the Army i.e. Staff, Instructor and Command. He also served Military Police Unit, Army Security Unit and DGFI. Beside Army he has served the Border Guard Bangladesh BGB.
As Major, he served very efficiently as a Military Observer in the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) in the war-ravaged country in 1995-1996. He also served with the contingent United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) in 2001 – 2002. He displayed an excellent service in the war-ravaged country and UN awarded him 2 x UN Medals.
Lt Col Rtn Zaman was inducted as a new member of the Rotary Club of Dhaka on 28 May 2015. His Rotary International ID No: 9266145. He is all through engaged in various club Service activities and Projects of Rotary Club of Dhaka. Every Rotary year in various appointments he has been working and has devoted himself selflessly and persistently in serving the humanity. He is President Elect of Rotary year 2026 – 2027.
Lt Col Rtn Zaman is a widely-travelled personality. He has visited many countries around the globe that includes countries like Greece, Turkey, Bahrain, Russia, Georgia, UAE, Sierra Leone, UK, Belgium, Nether Land, Germany, France, Switzer Land, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, China, USA, Malaysia, Singapore and Nepal.
He is married to Begum Quamar Afza and they are parents of 02 children’s. Their eldest son is a faculty Lecturer of North South University & daughter has completed Post Graduate from North South University- Dhaka Bangladesh.
