M. Aminul Islam is a former Bangladeshi career diplomat.[1]

His Excellency
M. Aminul Islam
এম আমিনুল ইসলাম
High Commissioner for the People's Republic of Bangladesh to Canada
In office
May 1998 – March 2001
Preceded byMufleh R. Osmany
Succeeded bySuhrab Hossain
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan
In office
1981–1982
Succeeded byMohiuddin Ahmed Jaigirdar
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseNasreen Islam
ProfessionDiplomat

Career

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From 7 January 1980 to 15 September 1981, Islam served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan.[2][3] M. U. A. Jaigirdar succeeded Islam as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan.[4] He served as chief protocol officer to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[5]

From May 1998 to April 2001, Islam served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada.[6] He succeeded Mufleh R. Osmany and was replaced by Suhrab Hossain.[6]

In 1999, Islam, as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada, asked the Canadian government to extradite S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury, convicted assassin of President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Boswell, Randy (7 December 2011). "Noor Chowdhury, who now lives in Toronto, can't be extradited to Bangladesh: diplomat". National Post. Ontario. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ "List of ambassadors of Bangladesh to Bhutan". embassies.info. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ "List of Ambassadors". thimphu.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Ambassador Presents Credentials to His Majesty the King". Kuensel. Vol. XVII, no. 24. Department of Information, Ministry of Development at the Royal Government of Bhutan Press. 13 June 1982. p. 3.
  5. ^ South Asia and U.S. Interests: A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1985. p. 9.
  6. ^ a b "Roll of Honour". High Commission for the People's Republic of Bangladesh Ottawa, Canada. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2016.