F. A. Shamim Ahmed is a retired diplomat and former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan. [1] [2]
Ahmed was born in 1948. [3] He completed his undergrad and graduate studies in sociology from the University of Dhaka. [3]
Ahmed joined the University of Chittagong as a lecturer. [3] He joined the foreign service branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1974. [3]
Ahmed played a crucial role in the signing of the Ganges Water Treaty in 1997 between India and Bangladesh. [3] From 1997 to 2000, he was the Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [3] He was the Consul General of Bangladesh in New York. [3]
Ahmed was the Director General of the South Asia desk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [3] He was the Counsellor Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome. [4]
From 1 May 2001 to 23 May 2003, Ahmed was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands. [5] He had succeeded Gyash Uddin as ambassador and was replaced by Liaquat Ali Choudhury. [5]
From 30 May 2003 to 4 May 2007, Ahmed was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan. [3] He called for Pakistan to reduce tariff on Bangladeshi exports during a trip by Foreign Secretary Shamsher M Chowdhury. [6] The Minister of Foreign Affairs M Morshed Khan visited Pakistan while he was posted. [7] He retired in May. [3] He served as the Director of the Centre for Foreign Affairs Studies. [8] He founded the centre after his retirement with Ambassador Ashfaqur Rahman and Ambassador M Serajul Islam. [9]
Ahmed is a director of GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited and GSP Investments Limited. [10] He is a member of the Officers Club, Dhaka. [11]