Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser | |
|---|---|
খাজা মোহাম্মদ কায়সার | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar | |
| In office 13 October 1972 –9 March 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Syed Anwarul Karim |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser was a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [1] [2]
Kaiser was born in the Dhaka Nawab family. [3]
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]