Shah Ahmed Shafi (diplomat)

Last updated
Shah Ahmed Shafi
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 September 2024

Shah Ahmed Shafi is a diplomat and the High commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa. [1] He is the former Director General of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy. [2] [3]

Contents

Early life and education

Shafi did his master's in sociology at the University of Dhaka. [4] He has a master's in international relations from the École nationale d'administration. [5] He completed a master's in security and strategic studies at the National Defence College. [5] [6]

Career

Shafi joined the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1998 as a foreign service cadre. [5] [7] He has served in Bangladeshi embassies in Paris, Nairobi, Los Angeles, and New Delhi. [5]

Shafi was the Director General of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy. [5] He was the Senior Directing Staff (Foreign Affairs)/ Faculty at the National Defence College. [5] He was the deputy ambassador of Bangladesh to China. [5]

In September 2024, Shafi was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa. [5] He was the Additional Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of bilateral affairs concerning East European countries and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Shah Ahmed Shafi, HE Mr". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  2. ↑ Internet, Future. "Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research". www.ecssr.ae. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen Delivers Lecture at Foreign Service Academy of Bangladesh_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China". www.mfa.gov.cn. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  4. 1 2 "Shah Ahmed Shafi named as new high commissioner to S Africa". The Business Standard. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shah Ahmed Shafi appointed as new Bangladesh envoy to South Africa". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Shafi appointed as new high commissioner to S Africa". New Age (Bangladesh) . 12 September 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  7. ↑ "Shah Ahmed Shafi appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to South Africa". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.