S. M. Ikramul Haque

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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]

Career

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]

References

  1. "9 Bangladeshis among 76 Makkah building collapse victims". Bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. "Bangladeshis Observe Martyrs Day". Arab News. 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. "Peacekeeping now a multi-national affairs: FM". The Daily Star. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. Asia Pacific Defense Forum. Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command. 1997. p. 40.
  5. 1 2 "Pak General Shahid Aziz arrives". The Daily Star. 18 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Embassy of Bangladesh, Riyadh". Embassy of Bangladesh, Riyadh. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  7. "Haque to Be New Bangladesh Ambassador". Arab News. 2004-10-10. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  8. "The Thirty-Third Session of The Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers". ww1.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  9. "Dhaka labour squeeze fears unfounded: Saudi". The Daily Star. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. "Jalil demands removal of foreign secy, 19 envoys". The Daily Star. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. "Bangladesh envoy meets Saudi Speaker of Shura Council". today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  12. "::: Star Campus :::". archive.thedailystar.net. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2025-06-05.