Md. Nazrul Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain.[1] He is the additional foreign secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Early life
editIslam completed his bachelor and masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka.[2] He did his PhD at the University of New England (Australia) in Water Policy and Governance.[2][3]
Career
editIslam joined the foreign service of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995.[2]
From 2002 to 2003, Islam was the First Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Iraq.[2]
Islam served at the Embassy of Bangladesh to South Korea from 1999 to 2002.[2] From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director (SAARC and BIMSTEC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Islam was a counselor at the Bangladesh High Commission to Australia from 2007 to 2010.[2] From 2011 to 2014, Islam was the Director General of Parliamentary Affairs and the Director General of West and Central Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] In July 2014, he was promoted to a grade 3 officer.[4]
From July 2014 to June 2015, Islam the in-charge of the Bangladesh embassy in Lebanon.[2] He had taken over from Ambassador AFM Gousal Azam Sarker who had faced allegations of mismanaged and was withdrawn from the embassy.[5]
From 2015 to 2019, Islam was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.[2] From July 2015 to February 2020, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia.[2][6] He was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition from October 2018 to November 2019.[2] He was then appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Bahrain.[7]
Islam returned from Bahrain on 7 September 2023 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an additional foreign secretary.[2]
Personal life
editIslam is married to Najmun Nahar Habib.[2] The couple have three children.
See also
edit- Md. Nazrul Islam (ambassador to Ethiopia), a contemporary diplomat with the same name.
References
edit- ^ "HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa | Kingdom of Bahrain | HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister receives the outgoing Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". www.crownprince.bh. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "His Excellency the Ambassador". manama.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ sun, daily. "Nazrul Islam new Bangladesh Ambassador to Bahrain | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Nine foreign ministry officials get promotion". The Daily Star. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Bangladeshi ambassador in Lebanon called back". Prothomalo. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Imran made Bangladesh HC to India, Nazrul new ambassador to Bahrain". The Business Standard. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "M Nazrul Islam made new Bangladesh Ambassador to Bahrain | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)". Retrieved 2023-09-25.