Mehdi Hasan (diplomat)

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Mehdi Hasan
Bangladesh Ambassador to Sweden
In office
March 2022 March 2025
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
École nationale d'administration
ProfessionDiplomat

Mehdi Hasan is a Bangladeshi career diplomat and the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Hasan earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master’s in Water Resource Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [4] He also obtained a diploma (Master’s) in International Relations from the École nationale d'administration. [5] [4]

Career

Hasan is a career foreign service officer belonging to the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in the Foreign Affairs cadre. [4] [6] He served as Director General (Administration) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4]

Hasan served as the Consul General at the Bangladesh Consulate in Hong Kong and as Counsellor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Manama, Bahrain. [4] He also worked at the Bangladesh Missions in Moscow and New Delhi. [4] In March 2022, he was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden. [7] [4] He is concurrently the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Finland. [8] He accompanied the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam to the Oslo Forum in 2023. [9]

References

  1. "Evolving diplomatic strategies for a changing Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune . Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  2. "Dhaka, Stockholm discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change". The Daily Star. 2023-06-17. Archived from the original on 2025-05-04. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  3. "Mehdi Hasan new Bangladesh ambassador to Sweden". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mehdi Hasan new Bangladesh Ambassador to Sweden". The Business Standard. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  5. "Mehdi Hasan made Bangladesh ambassador to Sweden". Prothomalo. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  6. "Mehdi Hasan new Bangladesh Ambassador to Sweden". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  7. "Mehdi Hasan new Bangladesh envoy to Sweden". Daily Sun. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  8. "Bangladesh-Finland Business Event 2023: Fostering Collaboration and Innovation held". The Daily Star. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  9. "Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka seeks Asean's active role". The Daily Star. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2025.