Tareq Md. Ariful Islam | |
|---|---|
তারেক মোঃ আরিফুল ইসলাম | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2025 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser) |
| Preceded by | Asad Alam Siam |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Switzerland Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva | |
| In office July 2024 –May 2025 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Sufiur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Nahida Sobhan |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka | |
| In office 28 November 2020 –26 July 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | M. Riaz Hamidullah |
| Succeeded by | Andalib Elias |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | |
Tareq Md Ariful Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [1] He is a former high commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva. [2] [3]
Tareq Md Ariful Islam has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [4] He did his master's degree in diplomacy and trade at Monash University. [4]
Islam joined the foreign service through the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1998. [4] [5]
From 2005 to 2009,Islam was the secretary of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [6]
In 2012,Islam was the acting deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh based in Kolkata. [7] He served as the commission from 2009 to 2012. [6] Islam was the director general of the South Asia wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [8] Before that he was a director of the South Asia wing. [5] He had served in the personal wing of the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [9]
In December 2018,as chargéde affairs of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations,Islam put forward the "Culture of Peace" resolution,which was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. [10]
He was the deputy permanent representative of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations from 2016 to 2020. [4]
Islam served as the high commissioner to Sri Lanka from 5 July 2020 until 26 July 2024. [4] [6] He delivered mangos from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as part of Bangladesh's "mango diplomacy" in 2021. [11]
In June 2024,Islam was appointed the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva. [5] [12] [13] On 7 August 2024,Islam presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya,director general of the United Nations Office in Geneva. [6] He was succeeded by Nahida Sobhan in May 2025. [14]
On 3 September 2025,Islam was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [5]