A. M. Yakub Ali | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada | |
| In office March 2008 –September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Rafiq Ahmed Khan |
| Succeeded by | Kamrul Ahsan |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka | |
| In office 6 June 2003 –11 July 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ashraf-ud-Doula |
| Succeeded by | Md Shahdat Hossain |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
A. M. Yakub Ali is a retired diplomat and former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada. [1] [2] [3] He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya and Sri Lanka.
Ali is a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. [4]
Ali joined the foreign affairs cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1981. [5] He has served in Bangladesh embassies in Morocco,France,and the United States. [5] He was the Permanent Delegate of Bangladesh to UNESCO in France. [6] He was the second secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh in France. [7] He was the Minister (political) at the Bangladesh Embassy in the United States. [8] He was then the Counselor (Head of Chancery) at the Embassy. [9] He was an advisor to the World Bank. [10]
Ali was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka. [5] In April 2006,he was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya. [5]
Ali was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada in March 2008,replacing Rafiq Ahmed Khan. [11] In May 2011,he received Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Canada. [12] He told the Prothom Alo that it would not be possible to extradite SHBM Nur Chowdhury from Canada,according to a letter sent by Lawrence Cannon,Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada,to Dipu Moni,Bangladesh's Minister of Foreign Affairs. [13] In September 2012,Kamrul Ahsan replaced him as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada. [11]
Ali is a member of the Association of Former Ambassadors. [14]
Ali is married to Mehera Yakub. [8]