Golam Moshi

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Golam Moshi is a Jatiya Party politician, and the former ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. [1] He is the political secretary of Rowshan Ershad, the Leader of the Opposition in Bangladesh Parliament. [2]

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Early life

Moshi's father was Abdul Awwal, one of the founders of Awami League and Member of National Assembly of Pakistan. [3] graduated from Dhaka Residential Model College. [4] He completed his bachelor of law from the University of Dhaka. [5]

Career

Moshi worked for a number of multinational companies such as AsiaSat, British Petroleum, General Atomics, Hong Kong Telecom, and Total Gas. [3]

In September 2013, Moshi was expelled from Jatiya Party and joined the Kazi Zafar Ahmed fraction of the party. [4] In February 2014, Rowshan Ershad appointed him her political secretary. [4]

Moshi was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia in February 2015. [5] He replaced Md. Shahidul Islam who was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia. [5] He was also the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. [3]

Moshi's term ended as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia in April 2020. [4] Mohammad Javed Patwary succeeded him as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. [6] He was reappointed the political secretary of Rowshan Ershad in April 2022. [4] Ershad was the Leader of the Opposition in Bangladesh parliament. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Golam Moshi named as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". Daily Sun. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Hasan, Rashidul. "Jatiya Party headed for yet another split?". asianews.network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Golam Moshi made political secy to Raushan Ershad - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ex-ambassador Golam Moshi is back as Raushon Ershad's political secretary". bdnews24.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Golam Moshi is new Bangladesh ambassador". Arab News. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ex-IGP Javed Patwary made envoy to Saudi Arabia". Dhaka Tribune . 29 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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