Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury

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Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the current Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran. [1] He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar. [2]

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Early life

Karim Khan Chowdhury was born in Habiganj District. [3] He completed his undergraduate from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Mechanical Engineering. [4] [5]

He did his Master's in Geopolitics and Global Security at the Sapienza University of Rome. [4] He also studied Italian language and culture at the Università per stranieri di Perugia, Italy and participated in an International Law course at the University La Sapienza.

Karim Khan Chowdhury did a Chevening Fellowship on Peacekeeping and International Capacity Building at the University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

Career

In 1998, Karim Khan Chowdhury joined the Foreign Affairs Cadre of the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [3] [5]

A career Foreign Service Officer, Karim Khan Chowdhury began his diplomatic career by serving as the First Secretary at the Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei Darussalam. [6]

He then served as Consular at the Bangladesh Embassy in Rome, Italy. [7]

After his post in Italy, Karim Khan Chowdhury was appointed as the Director of the Europe and EU wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4]

Following his post as the Director of the Europe and EU wing, Karim Khan Chowdhury served as the Minister Counsellor at the Bangladesh High Commission in London, United Kingdom. [8]

From December 2012 to July 2015, Karim Khan Chowdhury served as Bangladesh's first Consul General at the Bangladesh Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. [4]

From August 2015 to February 2018, Karim Khan Chowdhury served as the Director General of South East Asia Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4] [9]

In February 2018, he was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar. [9] In September 2022, the government of Myanmar told Karim Khan Chowdhury that the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and Arakan Army were to blame for artillery shells from Myanmar falling in the territory of Bangladesh. [10] [11]

In March 2023, Karim Khan Chowdhury was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran replacing AFM Gousal Azam Sarker. [12] [13]

Personal life

Karim Khan Chowdhury is married to Farzana Nasrin. [4] He has two children, a daughter and a son. His son's name is Arham Farabi Chowdhury.

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References

  1. ↑ "Manjurul Karim appointed as Bangladesh ambassador to Iran". The Business Standard. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Act to stop Myanmar's unlawful activities". The Daily Star. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury appointed ambassador to Iran". The Financial Express. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile of Ambassador Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury". tehran.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". mofa.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  6. ↑ https://tehran.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/Amb-Manjurul-Karim-Khan
  7. ↑ https://tehran.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/Amb-Manjurul-Karim-Khan
  8. ↑ https://tehran.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/Amb-Manjurul-Karim-Khan
  9. 1 2 "Manjurul Karim new envoy to Myanmar". The Daily Star. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Border tension: Myanmar blames Arakan Army, ARSA". The Daily Star. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "'Myanmar's false and baseless claim of 'Arakan Army and ARSA bases in Bangladesh' being woven | Nagaland Post". 27 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Manjurul Karim new envoy to Iran". The Daily Star. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh envoy says delighted by Ardabil tour". Tehran Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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