Ali Kaiser Hasan Morshed

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Ali Kaiser Hasan Morshed
Bangladesh ambassador to Brazil
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October 1976 –April 1979
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Died(2023-11-23)23 November 2023
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Ali Kaiser Hasan Morshed (died 23 November 2023) was a Bangladeshi diplomat. He served as the ambassador of Bangladesh and the Foreign Secretary. [1] He was the chairman of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. [2]

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Early life

Morshed was born to KG Morshed and Zuleikha Morshed. [3] He completed his undergraduate studies from University of Oxford in 1956 and masters in law from Harvard Law School in 1958. [4]

Career

Morshed joined foreign service branch of Pakistan Civil Service in 1957. [4]

In 1970, Morshed was the councilor at the Embassy of Pakistan in Australia. [5]

After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Morshed served as the Deputy High Commissioner for Bangladesh to Australia from 1971 to 1972. [4] He was the Director General of subcontinental affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from July 1972 to October 1976. [4] [6] He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Brazil from October 1976 to April 1979. [4]

From May 1979 to July 1982, Morshed was the ambassador of Bangladesh to West Germany. [4] He was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva from 1982 to 1984. [4] From 1984 to 1986, he was the secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4] He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to West Germany from 1986 to 1988. [4]

Morshed was the foreign secretary of Bangladesh from 25 June 1989 to 21 October 1989. [4] After retiring he served the chairman of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies from 1989 to 1997. [4]

Personal life

Morshed was married Suraiya Morshed. [3] Their daughter, Lamiya Morshed, is the executive director of Yunus Centre of Muhammad Yunus. [3]

Death

Morshed died on 23 November 2023 in United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [3] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Sen, Amartya (2023-12-03). "Amartya Sen's tribute to Ali Kaiser Hasan Morshed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  2. ↑ Affairs, United States Congress House Committee on Foreign (1994). South Asia Policy: Roundtable Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Its Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, September 21, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-16-046238-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kaiser Morshed passes away". The Daily Star. 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ambassador Kaiser Morshed passes away". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  5. ↑ Affairs, Australia Department of Foreign (1970). Diplomatic List. p. 59.
  6. ↑ Bangladesh. Embassy of Bangladesh. 1974. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Ex-ambassador Ali Kaiser Hasan Morshed's Qul Khwani on Friday". Dhaka Tribune. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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