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Born on 3rd
March, 1962
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Earned Bachelor
of Social Science (BSS) degree from Dhaka University in 1983,
with International Relations as major, Economics and History as
minors. Secured First Class First position and received
Chancellor’s Award
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Did
Masters (MSS) in international Relations from Dhaka University
in 1985, secured First Class First position
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Appeared at the
BCS examination in 1984 and joined the Foreign Service on
January 21, 1986
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Did
post-graduate Diploma in Diplomacy, International Economic
Relations and International Law from International Institute of
Public Administration (IIPA), Paris in 1988-89.
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Attended Summer
course on International Law at the Hague Academy of
International Law, 1989
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Worked as
Assistant Secretary and Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in 1987 and 1990 respectively, looking after
International Organisations and South Asia desks
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Worked as Second
Secretary/First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh
to the United Nations, New York from July, 1991 to March, 1995.
Looked after economic, environment, peace keeping and legal
issues and covered Second and Sixth Committees of the UNGA. Also
coordinated LDC related issues
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Attended
training programmes on International Development Issues
organized by World Bank, on UN Peace Keeping Operations by
UNITAR and on Commercial Representation by ITC, Geneva between
1994-1996
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Was
a Counsellor at Bangladesh Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia from
April 1995 to August 1996
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Worked
as Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 1996
to September 1998 looking after SAARC and administration
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Worked
as Counsellor (Political) at the Embassy of Bangladesh in
Washington, USA from September 1998 to June 2001
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Was
Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission for Bangladesh
in Islamabad, Pakistan from July 2001 to September 2002
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Was
Consul General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong from October 2002 to
July 2003
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Worked
as Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from July
2003 to December 2005 looking after South Asia, SAARC and
United Nations Divisions
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Was Ambassador
of Bangladesh to Italy with concurrent accreditation to Greece,
Serbia and Albania from January 2006 to July 2008. Was
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to FAO, WFP and IFAD in
Rome
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Was elected
Vice-Chair of IFAD Governing Council in 2007. Was Chairman of
the Asian Group in FAO in 2007
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Working as the
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with
concurrent accreditation to Sudan and Ethiopia from August
2008 till date. Also representing Bangladesh at the OIC in
Jeddah as Permanent Representative
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Was a delegate
to the UNGA sessions in 1999, 2000 and 2005.
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Promoted to the rank of
Additional Secretary in 2008.
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Attended various
international conferences on development, environment,
population and law of the seas issues. Also represented
Bangladesh in various summits and conferences of SAARC and
chaired a number of its senior officials meetings
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Authored
articles on regional cooperation in South Asia, environment
related issues, investment opportunities in Bangladesh as well
as on Bangladesh – Saudi Arabia relations
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Presented
papers at seminars on “Peace and security in South Asia” at
Universities in Minnesota and Arkansas, USA in 1999 and 2001
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Speaks English,
French ,
some
Arabic and Bahasa Indonesia.
