M Shahidul Islam | |
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2nd Secretary-General of BIMSTEC | |
In office 21 September 2017 –20 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Sumith Nakandala |
Succeeded by | Tenzin Lekphell |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Dhaka University |
M Shahidul Islam is a retired Bangladeshi diplomat who served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [1] [2] He is a former secretary general of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. He is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to France and South Korea.
Shahidul Islam was born on 10 June 1963 in Jhenaidah District,East Pakistan,Pakistan. [3] [4] He completed his master's degree in international affairs from the University of Dhaka in 1987. [3] [4] He completed a diploma from the Paris-based International Institute of Administrative Sciences in 1991. [3] [4]
Shahidul Islam joined the Foreign Service cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1985. [5]
In 1992,Shahidul Islam was the second secretary at the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata and became the first secretary in 1994. [4]
In 1996,Shahidul Islam was a counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN Office &Other International Organizations in Geneva. [4]
Shahidul Islam was a director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the European Division in 1999 and in 2000 in the officer of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. [4]
In 2001,Shahidul Islam was appointed a counsellor in the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington D.C. and in 2004 became the deputy chief of the mission. [4]
From 2004 to 2008,Shahidul Islam was the director general of The Americas and the Pacific Ocean wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4] He was then appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea in 2008 and served till 2012. [4] He was then appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to France. [4]
Shahidul Islam was appointed the secretary general of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation on 11 August 2017. [6] [7] Before this appointment he was stationed as the ambassador of Bangladesh to France. [8]
On 3 September 2020,Shahidul Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [5] He replaced Ambassador Mohammad Ziauddin. [9] He is also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Colombia. [10] He joined the embassy on 18 January 2021. [11] The government has scrapped his the contractual appointment from 1 September 2022. [12]
Shahidul Islam is married to Jesmeen Islam with whom he has two children. [3] [13]