| Honorific Prefix: | Air Vice Marshal (retd.) |
| Sultan Mahmud | |
| Native Name: | সুলতান মাহমুদ |
| Office: | Minister of Industries |
| Term Start: | 1 June 1986 |
| Term End: | 1991 |
| 1Blankname: | President |
| 1Namedata: | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Predecessor: | Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Feni, Bengal, British India |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance: | (Before 1971) |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1965-1987 |
| Rank: | Air Vice Marshal |
| Unit: | No. 6 Squadron PAF |
| Battles: | Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards: | Bir Uttom Independence Day Award |
Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud, Bir Uttom (1944 – 14 August 2023) was a former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force and a former deputy chief martial law administrator.[1] [2] As a member of Kilo Flight, he is one of the founders of Bangladesh's Air Force. He later served as the Minister of Industries.[3] He received the Independence Day Award from the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.[4]
Mahmud was chief of the Bangladesh Air Force from 23 July 1981 to 22 July 1987. On 24 March 1982, he was appointed deputy chief martial law administrator by President Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[5] On 1 June 1986, he was placed in charge of the Ministry of Industries. In 1992 he was charged with corruption after the government of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad relinquished power.[6] He was acquitted of these charges 24 years later.[7]
Sultan Mahmud died in Dhaka on 14 August 2023, at the age of 79.[8]