List of high commissioners of Bangladesh to Pakistan

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High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan
পাকিস্তানে নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের হাইকমিশনার
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National emblem of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan
since 12 October 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style
Reports to Flag of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.svg Chief Adviser
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Minister of Foreign Affairs
Residence Islamabad, Pakistan
Seat High Commission of Bangladesh, Islamabad
NominatorThe Government of Bangladesh
Appointer
Term length Chief Adviser’s pleasure
Inaugural holder Zahiruddin
Formation3 January 1976;49 years ago (3 January 1976)
Deputy Deputy High Commissioner
Salary৳300000 (US$2,500)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Website www.bdhcpk.org

The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan is the top diplomatic representative of Bangladesh to Pakistan. The High Commissioner heads the Bangladeshi High Commission in Islamabad. [1] The post was created on 3 January 1976, shortly after Pakistan and Bangladesh established diplomatic relations. [1] [2] [3] Initially from 1976 to 1989, the Bangladeshi envoy held the rank of ambassador. [4] After Pakistan rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1989, of which Bangladesh was also a member, the post was changed by default to that of the High Commissioner. [5]

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The 15th and present High Commissioner is Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan, who assumed responsibilities in December 2024. [1] There is also a Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, who serves as the head of Bangladesh's deputy mission in Karachi. [6]

List of High Commissioners

The following is a list of Bangladeshi envoys to Pakistan along with their tenures: [1]

  1. Zahiruddin (3 January 1976 – 19 May 1978) [4]
  2. A.K.M. Nazrul Islam (27 May 1978 – 9 June 1982)
  3. Quazi Golam Dastgir (19 June 1982 – 1 January 1984)
  4. Abul Ahsan (16 April 1984 – 22 January 1987)
  5. C. M. Shafi Sami (28 February 1987 – 5 October 1991)
  6. M. Anwar Hashim (22 October 1991 – 31 October 1993)
  7. Q. A. M. A. Rahim (3 November 1993 – 9 August 1998)
  8. Masum A. Chowdhury (19 August 1998 – 19 September 1999)
  9. Alimul Haque (4 March 2000 – 2 May 2003)
  10. F. A. Shamim Ahmed (30 May 2003 – 4 May 2007)
  11. Yasmeen Murshed (27 December 2007 – 23 November 2009)
  12. Suhrab Hossain (29 July 2010 – 3 April 2016)
  13. Tarik Ahsan (8 July 2016 – 26 September 2020)
  14. Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique (12 October 2020 – 11 December 2024) [7]
  15. Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan (12 December 2024 – present) [8]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Roll of Honour". High Commission of Bangladesh in Islamabad. 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Pakistan Horizon. Vol. 31. Pakistan Institute of International Affairs. 1978. p. 90. Retrieved 8 September 2021. The Ambassador of Bangladesh presented his credentials to the President of Pakistan on 2 January 1976, and Pakistan's Ambassador to Bangladesh reached Dacca on 12 January 1976.
  3. ↑ Chakravarti, S. R.; Narain, Virendra (1986). Bangladesh: Global politics. Vol. 3. South Asian Publishers. p. 169. ISBN   9788170030966 . Retrieved 8 September 2021. On 1 January 1976 the first Bangladesh envoy Zahiruddin reached Islamabad. Similarly Pakistan's first envoy to Bangladesh Mohammad Khurshid arrived in Dhaka on 16 January 1976.
  4. 1 2 Borders, William (2 February 1976). "Bengalis building tie with Pakistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2021. It's nice to be back," said Ambassador Zahiruddin, who served as Pakistan's Minister of Education and Health before the eastern wing of the country, the part he was from, broke away four years ago to become the independent republic of Bangladesh.
  5. ↑ "Home". Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Karachi. 2018. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan (Karachi)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh). 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Md Ruhul Alam Siddique made new Bangladesh high commissioner to Pakistan". Dhaka Tribune. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "The High Commissioner-designate of Bangladesh to Pakistan, Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan, presenting his diplomatic credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr". Associated Press of Pakistan. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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