Shahed Akhter

Shahed Akhter is a former Bangladeshi diplomat. He served as an ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand and Spain.^[1]

Shahed Akhter
শাহেদ আখতার
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand
In office 25 December 2003 – 13 August 2007
Preceded by	Hemayet Uddin
Succeeded by	Mustafa Kamal
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain
In office 5 February 2002 – 16 December 2003
Preceded by	Shelley Zaman
Succeeded by	Anwar Ul Alam Shaheed
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi

Career

Akhter served as Ambassador to Spain, Thailand, and Cambodia, Permanent Representative to UN-ESCAP and WTO, Deputy High Commissioner in the UK and Malaysia, and held other positions in New York, Bangkok, London, Spain, and Kuala Lumpur.^[2]

Before retirement, Akhter served as a principal of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy during 2008-2009.^[3]

Akhter was part of the international observer group for Ghana’s 2013 elections.^[2]