S. M. Ikramul Haque is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. [1] [2] He was the was the Chief of the General Staff of the Bangladesh Army. [3]
In 1997, Haque attended the Annual Military Operations and Law Conference hosted by the U. S. Pacific Command. [4]
Haque was the Chief of the General Staff of the Bangladesh Army. [5] In October 2003, he received the Chief of General Staff of Pakistan Army, Lieutenant General Shahid Aziz, after he arrived for an official trip to Dhaka. [5]
Haque was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia in October 2004, replacing Syed S. K. Sharjil Hassan. [6] [7] He was also the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). [8] He worked to ensure continued access for Bangladeshi workers to the Saudi market. [9] Abdul Jalil, the general secretary of the Awami League, demanded his removal, along with 18 other ambassadors who had been given contractual appointments in 2006. [10] He met with Saudi Shura Council Salih bin Abdullah al-Humaid to discuss negative publicity against Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia. [11] He served as the ambassador until July 2008 before being replaced by M. Fazlul Karim. [6]
Haque was the registrar of Stamford University Bangladesh. [12]