Brigadier General Md Shahadat Sikder, BGBMS, BGOM ndc, afwc, psc was born on 01 November 1974 in a reputed Muslim family in Rangpur. He was commissioned with 33 BMA Long Course on 29 November 1995 in the Corps of Infantry. He attended a number of professional course both at home and abroad. He assumed his appointment as Director, Personal Administration Directorate on 19 September 2025. In his career, he commanded different units and Brigade Headquarters of Bangladesh Army. As a staff, he served in various Headquarters including Army Headquarters. He served as instructor in Bangladesh Military Academy and School of Infantry and Tactics.
The Officer has attained Staff Course (psc) from Defence Service Command & Staff College, Mirpur and Battalion Commander Course, Nanzing Army Command College, China. He has also accomplished his Armed Forces War Course (afwc) and National Defence Course (ndc) from National Defence College, Mirpur.
He obtained his graduation from National University. He obtained MBA from IBA Dhaka University and MDS from National University. He has also achieved LLB from National University.
Brigadier General Shahadat has participated in two United Nation's (UN) Missions namely UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in 2004-05 as Operations Officer and UN Mission in Sudan (UNAMID) in 2011-12 as Staff Officer, Force Headquarters.
Brigadier General Md Shahadat Sikder, BGBMS, ndc, afwc, psc is interested in travelling and reading books in his leisure time. He is happily married with Rawson Ara Flora and blessed with a son, S M Fuad Sakib and a daughter, Samiha Shanum.
