Md. Nazrul Islam (ambassador to Bahrain)

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Md. Nazrul Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain. [1] He is the additional foreign secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Early life

Islam completed his bachelor and masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka. [2] He did his PhD at the University of New England (Australia) in Water Policy and Governance. [2] [3]

Career

Islam joined the foreign service of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995. [2]

From 2002 to 2003, Islam was the First Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Iraq. [2]

Islam served at the Embassy of Bangladesh to South Korea from 1999 to 2002. [2] From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director (SAARC and BIMSTEC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2]

Islam was a counselor at the Bangladesh High Commission to Australia from 2007 to 2010. [2] From 2011 to 2014, Islam was the Director General of Parliamentary Affairs and the Director General of West and Central Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2] In July 2014, he was promoted to a grade 3 officer. [4]

From July 2014 to June 2015, Islam the in-charge of the Bangladesh embassy in Lebanon. [2] He had taken over from Ambassador AFM Gousal Azam Sarker who had faced allegations of mismanaged and was withdrawn from the embassy. [5]

From 2015 to 2019, Islam was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. [2] From July 2015 to February 2020, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. [2] [6] He was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition from October 2018 to November 2019. [2] He was then appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Bahrain. [7]

Islam returned from Bahrain on 7 September 2023 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an additional foreign secretary. [2]

Personal life

Islam is married to Najmun Nahar Habib. [2] The couple have three children.

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References

  1. ↑ "HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa | Kingdom of Bahrain | HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister receives the outgoing Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". www.crownprince.bh. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "His Excellency the Ambassador". manama.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. ↑ sun, daily. "Nazrul Islam new Bangladesh Ambassador to Bahrain | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ↑ "Nine foreign ministry officials get promotion". The Daily Star. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ↑ "Bangladeshi ambassador in Lebanon called back". Prothomalo. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Imran made Bangladesh HC to India, Nazrul new ambassador to Bahrain". The Business Standard. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  7. ↑ "M Nazrul Islam made new Bangladesh Ambassador to Bahrain | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)" . Retrieved 2023-09-25.
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