Mohammad Ziauddin | |
|---|---|
| Ziauddin in 2018 | |
| Ambassador-at-large of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 24 November 2009 –5 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| 21st Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 18 September 2014 –3 September 2020 | |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
| Preceded by | Akramul Qader |
| Succeeded by | M Shahidul Islam [1] |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy | |
| In office 15 May 2000 –1 August 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Zamir |
| Succeeded by | Anwarul Bar Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Mohammad Ziauddin is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the former Ambassador-at-large of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. [2] He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [3] [4]
Ziauddin graduated from St Gregory's High School. He completed his Intermediate of Humanities from Notre Dame College,Dhaka;BA Honors and MA in English literature from the University of Dhaka. [5]
Ziauddin served in the Bangladesh High Commission in London;Bangladesh High Commission in Nairobi,Kenya;and Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations,New York. He has served as the Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy, [6] Director General (International Organizations) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,and Chief of Protocol to the Government of Bangladesh.
He served as the Ambassador-at-Large of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 24 November 2009 to 2014. [7] [8] He was afterwards appointed as the Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States on 18 September 2014. [9] In 2016 he was appointed as the first Ambassador (non-resident) to Guyana. [10] He was also made the first (non-resident) ambassador to Belize. [11] On 7 May 2021,he was again appointed Ambassador-at-Large of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with the rank of a Cabinet Minister. [12]
Ziauddin is married to Yasmeen Ziauddin,and has two children. [9]