Hedayet Ahmed

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Hedayet Ahmed (March 20, 1933 - June 5, 2001) was a diplomat and the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. [1] He was a secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. [2]

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Early life

Ahmed completed his Bachelor's in Business Studies from Dhaka University in 1954. He then completed his Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1959. [3] He is a member of the Bangladesh Economics Association. [3]

Career

Ahmed was a deputy secretary in the civil service of Pakistan in 1971 at the time of the Bangladesh Liberation War. [4]

On February 7, 1983, Ahmed was appointed as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt, replacing Lieutenant General Mir Shawkat Ali. [5] Ali was then appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Germany. [6] On August 6, 1985, M Siddiqur Rahman replaced him as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt. [5]

Ahmed was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia on August 1, 1985, replacing Mohammad Mohsin. [7] Quazi Golam Dastgir replaced him as the ambassador on February 2, 1988. [7] During his time as ambassador in Saudi Arabia, he founded Bangladesh International School, Dammam that opened on February 1, 1987.

Ahmed was the President of the University of Asia Pacific. [8] He had worked for UNESCO in Bangkok. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Masud, Chowdhury A. T. M. (2005). Reminiscence of Few Decades and Problems of Democracy in Bangladesh. Academic Press and Publishers Library. p. 137. ISBN   978-984-08-0198-5.
  2. ↑ Translations on South and East Asia. Joint Publications Research Service. p. 8.
  3. 1 2 "Mr. Hedayet Ahmed". bea-bd.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  4. ↑ "The symphony of our times". New Age BD. 2025-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  5. 1 2 "Roll of Honour". cairo.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-12-14. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  6. ↑ Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1986. p. 100.
  7. 1 2 "Embassy of Bangladesh Riyadh". www.bangladeshembassy.org.sa. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  8. ↑ Rashid, Harun ur (1999). The Diary of a Diplomat. Ekushey Publications. p. 50. ISBN   978-984-759-001-1.
  9. ↑ Commercial Activity, Women, and Ecology: Seminar Proceedings. IGU Commission on Commercial Activities. 1995. p. 4.
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