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Abida Islam
Bangladeshi diplomat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abida Islam (Bengali: আবিদা ইসলাম) is a Bangladeshi diplomat currently serving as the High commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.[1] She previously served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico and South Korea,[2][3] and as the Deputy High Commissioner to India.[4] She also held the position of Director General for Americas Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]
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Education
Islam completed her master's degree in sociology at the University of Dhaka.[6] She has a second masters in foreign affairs and trade at Monash University.[6][7]
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Islam joined the foreign service as part of the 15th Bangladesh Civil Service batch in November 1995.[6][8] She served in the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.[9] She was the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to India in Kolkata from 2012 to 2014.[10][1]
Islam was the director general of Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6] She was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea in July 2017.[6] she inaugurated an corner dedicated to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Yonsei University library with President Seoung Hwan Suh of the university.[11] She supported the launch of the Korean Language translation of The Unfinished Memoirs by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[12]
In July 2021, Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico.[9][13] She was concurrently accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Honduras.[9] She worked to establish Mexico-Bangladesh Virtual Business Platform.[14] Md Delwar Hossain replaced her as ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea.[9] She oversaw the formation of the Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group.[15]
In January 2025, Islam was appointed as the High commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom succeeding Saida Muna Tasneem.[1][16]
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