Shahidul Haque | |
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শহীদুল হক | |
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Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh | |
In office 10 January 2013 –31 December 2019 | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Mohamed Mijarul Quayes |
Succeeded by | Masud Bin Momen |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Quetta,Pakistan [1] | 31 December 1959
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | Dhaka University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
Profession | Government official |
Shahidul Haque (born 31 December 1959) is a Bangladeshi government official and career diplomat who is the 25th and the longest serving foreign secretary of Bangladesh. [2] [3] He is a policy advisor of the International Organisation for Migration. [4]
Shahidul Haque was born on 31 December 1959 in Quetta,Pakistan. [1] He graduated and obtained his post graduation degree in social welfare from the University of Dhaka. [5] He also obtained a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1988. [5]
Shahidul Haque joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1986. [6]
From 1988 to 1995,Shahidul Haque was the assistant secretary at the South Asia desk at the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh. [7]
Shahidul Haque served at the Bangladesh High Commission from 1990 to 1994. [7]
From 2001 to 2011,Shahidul Haque went on leave and worked at the International Organisation for Migration. [8] On his return to the ministry,Shahidul Haque was made the director general. [8]
On 10 January 2013,Shahidul Haque was appointed the interim foreign secretary of Bangladesh. [9] He was promoted and made the full secretary on 18 July 2013. [8]
Shahidul Haque was promoted to senior secretary on 19 July 2018. [6] His tenure was increased by one year in September. [6]
On 31 December 2019,Haque retired and Masud Bin Momen was made the foreign secretary of Bangladesh. [9] He was the acting president of Bangladesh Foreign Service Association. [10]
Shahidul Haque is a senior fellow at the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance at North South University. [7]
Shahidul Haque is married and has two daughters. [5] Shahidul Haque tested positive with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [11]