Shahidul Haque
Shahidul Haque | |
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শহীদুল হক | |
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25th 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]
Early life[]
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]
Career[]
Haque joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1986.[6]
From 1988 to 1995, Haque was the Assistant Secretary a the South Asia Desk at the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh.[7]
Haque served at the Bangladesh High Commission from 1990 to 1994.[7]
From 2001 to 2011, Haque went on leave and worked at the International Organisation for Migration.[8] On his return to the ministry, Haque was made the Director General.[8]
On 10 January 2013, Haque was appointed the interim Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.[9] He was promoted and made the full secretary on 18 July 2013.[8]
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 .[10]
Haque is a senior fellow at the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance at North South University.[7]
Personal life[]
Haque is married and has two daughters in his personal life.[5] Haque tested positive with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[11]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Shahidul Haque". The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ UNB, Dhaka (2019-09-09). "Masud Momen likely to become new foreign secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Few Indians know Bangladesh well: Farooq Sobhan". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Commemorating World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2021". The Daily Star. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ a b c "Foreign Secretary". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque gets one-year job extension". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ a b c "MD. Shahidul Haque" (PDF). North South University. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Shahidul Haque new Foreign Secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Foreign Service Association greets PM". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Former foreign secretary Shahidul infected with COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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