F. M. Borhan Uddin

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F. M. Borhan Uddin
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Bangladeshi Ambassador F. M. Borhan
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Australia
Assumed office
25 March 2025
Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus (acting) [1]
Preceded byMd Sufiur Rahman

F. M. Borhan Uddin is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the ambassador of Bangladesh to Australia. He is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines. [2] [3] He was the coordinator of the Coronavirus Cell, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4]

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Early life and education

Borhan Uddin was born in Terokhada Upazila in Khulna district. He completed his master's in sociology in 1991 at the University of Dhaka. [5] He completed a Bachelor of Laws in 2008 at the University of London. [5]

Career

Uddin joined the foreign service branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995. [5] [6] He began his diplomatic career abroad as a third Secretary and later as a second Secretary at the Bangladesh Mission in Cairo. [5] He then served as first Secretary at the Bangladesh Missions in Seoul and Dubai. [5]

From 2012 to 2015, Uddin was posted at the Bangladesh High Commission in Colombo as counsellor and later minister. [5] He served as consul general at the Bangladesh Consulate General in Istanbul from July 2015 to February 2017, and then as consul general in Jeddah from February 2017 to December 2019. [5] [7] He was the director general of the West Asia Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the coordinator of the Corona Cell. [8] From October 2021 to March 2025, he was the ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines. [5]

In April 2025, Uddin was appointed as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Australia. [9]

References

  1. "Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Advisor Of Bangladesh Interim Government: Updates". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. "FM Borhan Uddin made new envoy to the Philippines". Prothom Alo. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  3. "Courtesy Call of His Excellency F.M. Borhan Uddin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the Republic of the Philippines". Philippine government. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. "Borhan Uddin new envoy to Philippines". The Daily Star. 2021-10-03. Archived from the original on 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "F.M. Borhan Uddin". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. "Borhan Uddin as the new Bangladesh Ambassador to Philippines". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  7. "Borhan Uddin is new Bangladesh Consul General". Saudi Gazette. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  8. "FM Borhan Uddin as the new Bangladesh Ambassador to Philippines". Pacific Press Agency. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  9. "High Commissioner-designate to Australia FM Borhan Uddin presents his Letter of Credence". The Business Standard. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-06-03.