Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser

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Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser was a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [1] [2]

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Early life

Kaiser was born in the Dhaka Nawab family. [3]

Career

Kaiser was the ambassador of Pakistan to China in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [3] Unlike other Bengali diplomats he choose not to defect to the Provisional Government of Bangladesh. [3] From 1969 to 1972, he was the ambassador of Pakistan to China. [4] He later defected to Bangladesh. [5]

Kaiser was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar in 1975. [6] In July, he was appointed Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations by President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [6] His appointment was cancelled after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed in a coup and he was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to China. [6] He sought a delay in the order due to his wife's heart condition and need of surgery. [6] He negotiated the safe passage of the army officers who killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Thailand and in exchange for release of six Thai fishing trawlers seized in Bangladesh. [6] He was also critical of India's reaction to the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [6]

From 1976 to 1982, Kaiser was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [7]

Kaiser stood for the President of the United Nations 36th General Assembly in September 1981 but lost to Ismat Kittani of Iraq in the third round of voting. [8] He came third in the first round and second in the second round of voting. [8]

In 1984, Kaiser was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to China for a two-year term. [4]

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  2. ↑ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XIX, South Asia - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahsan, Syed Badrul (2012-03-28). "Old images from a long-ago war". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  4. 1 2 "OP-ED: The Chinese dilemma". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  5. ↑ Outlook; a Journal of Opinion. 1972. p. 7.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 O'Brien, Terence. "Confidential" (PDF). Network Myanmar.
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