Md Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal

Md Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal is the former senior secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh.

Early life
Kamal did his bachelor's degree in business studies at the University of Rajshahi and master's at the University of Dhaka. He did his PhD in eco-tourism in the Netherlands.

Career
Kamal joined the 7th batch of administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1985.

Kamal was the director general of the Directorate of Primary Education.

Kamal was the secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. He presided over a seminar on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangla Academy on 19 August 2019.

Kamal was appointed the secretary of the Ministry of Defence on 7 July 2020. He replaced Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, who had died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. On 20 January 2021, he was promoted to senior secretary. He handed over books on Sheikh Russel written by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the cadets of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps.

In November 2021, Kamal visited Kadirabad Cantonment and inaugurated two projects. Kamal inaugurated a corner dedicated to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization. He spoke at the inauguration of the Bangabandhu Military Museum.

Kamal spoke at the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security organized by the Russian government.

On 7 February 2022, Kamal retired as the secretary of the Ministry of Defence.