Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2025 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (Chief Adviser) |
| Preceded by | Mustafizur Rahman |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to The Netherlands | |
| In office 12 July 2020 –04 August 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mohammed Belal |
| Succeeded by | Tareque Muhammad [1] |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka | |
| In office 23 October 2016 –4 July 2020 | |
| President | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Tarik Ahsan |
| Succeeded by | Tareq Md Ariful Islam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | |
Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah is a Bangladeshi diplomat,currently serving as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. [2] Prior to this,he served as the Additional Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [3] [4]
He previously held the positions of Bangladesh's Ambassador to the Netherlands and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. [5] [6] [7] [8] Additionally,he served as a Director at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat. [9]
Hamidullah completed his undergrad in economics at the Aligarh Muslim University in 1993. [10] He completed his masters in economics at the University of Dhaka in 1995. [10]
Hamidullah joined the Foreign Service cadre of 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995. [3] [11] From 1999 to 2003,he worked at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.From 2003 to 2005,he was stationed at the High Commission of Bangladesh in India. [12]
Hamidullah served as director of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Secretariat in Kathmandu from 1 February 2008 to 4 July 2011. [12] [13] He replaced Tareque Mohammed and was replaced by Md. Sufiur Rahman. [13]
In 2011,Hamidullah was appointed Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [3]
In October 2016,Hamidullah was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka replacing Tarik Ahsan. [14] [15] [16] He served till July 2020 and was replaced by Tareq Md Ariful Islam. [16]
On 6 July 2020,Hamidullah was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands. [12] [17] He was concurrently ambassador of Bangladesh to Bosnia and Herzegovina. [18] He was also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Croatia. [18] He organized an event to mark International Mother Language Day in 2024 on the campus of Leiden University. [19] He was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. [20]