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M. Riaz Hamidullah
Bangladeshi diplomat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah is a Bangladeshi diplomat, currently serving as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.[1] Prior to this, he served as the Additional Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2][3]
He previously held the positions of Bangladesh's Ambassador to the Netherlands and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.[4][5][6][7] Additionally, he served as a Director at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat.[8]
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Early life
Hamidullah completed his undergrad in economics at the Aligarh Muslim University in 1993.[9] He completed his masters in economics at the University of Dhaka in 1995.[9]
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Hamidullah joined the Foreign Service cadre of 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995.[2][10] From 1999 to 2003, he worked at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[11] From 2003 to 2005, he was stationed at the High Commission of Bangladesh in India.[11]
Hamidullah served as director of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Secretariat in Kathmandu from 1 February 2008 to 4 July 2011.[11][12] He replaced Tareque Mohammed and was replaced by Md. Sufiur Rahman.[12]
In 2011, Hamidullah was appointed Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]
In October 2016, Hamidullah was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka replacing Tarik Ahsan.[13][14] He served till July 2020 and was replaced by Tareq Md Ariful Islam.[14]
On 6 July 2020, Hamidullah was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands.[11][15] He is concurrently ambassador of Bangladesh to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[16] He is also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Croatia.[16] He organized an event to mark International Mother Language Day in 2024 on the campus of Leiden University.[17] He was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[18]
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