Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar Raja

Lt Col **Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar Raja**, psc, AC was commissioned from Bangladesh Military Academy with 20th BMA Long Course on 23 June 1989. He commanded the Tank Regiment 12 Lancers, which became the Best Unit in the formation in 2008. He served in Armour School and Infantry School as ‘Distinguished’ tactics instructor. He participated in UN peace missions in Iraq-Kuwait (UNIKOM: 1996) and Sudan (UNMIS: 2007) and awarded with ‘Peace Medal’ twice. Lt Col Tasawwar Raja did staff course from Mirpur, Dhaka & Quetta, Pakistan and was honoured with ‘psc’. He also had armour training from China & USA. Presently, he is a Directing Staff (Instructor) in the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur. Born on 15 October 1967 at Sylhet, Tasawwar Raja comes from an illustrious family. His father Dewan Talibur Raja, MA LLB (Aligarh) is the second son of Khan Bahadur Dewan Eklimur Raja (Kabbo Bisharod). Tasawwar Raja is also the great grandson and direct heir of Mystic Poet Dewa