Foreign Secretary (Bangladesh)
The Foreign Secretary is the most senior diplomat and governmental, non-political official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Government of Bangladesh.
The holder of the post heads all functions of their ministry, including the Foreign Service (also called Diplomatic Service) and reports to the Foreign Minister, who is the most senior political figure with responsibilities for Foreign Affairs.
The current Foreign Secretary is Shahidul Haque.[1] The first Foreign Secretary was Abul Fateh.
List of foreign secretary
| SL no | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abul Fateh | 30.12.1971 to 16.01.1972 |
| 2 | Sayyid Anwarul Karim[2] | 17.01.1972 to 14.07.1972 |
| 3 | Enayet Karim | 14.07.1972 to 16.02.1974 |
| 4 | Fakhruddin Ahmed | 22.10.1974 to 15.11.1975 |
| 5 | Tabarak Hussain | 15.11.1975 to 06.09.1978 |
| 6 | Shah A M S Kibria | 06.12.1978 to 02.05.1981 |
| 7 | Humayun Rashid Choudhury | 16.06.1981 to 01.06.1982 |
| 8 | A.H Ataul Karim | 01.06.1982 to 07.10.1984 |
| 9 | Faruq Ahmed Choudhury | 07.10.1984 to 17.07.1986 |
| 10 | Fakhruddin Ahmed | 17.07.1986 to 08.05.1987 |
| 11 | A.K.M Nazrul Islam | 09.05.1987 to 19.07.1988 |
| 12 | Mohammed Mohsin | 19.07.1988 to 25.06.1989 |
| 13 | A.K.H Morshed | 25.06.1989 to 21.10.1989 |
| 14 | Abul Ahsan | 05.11.1989 to 19.09.1991 |
| 15 | Reaz Rahman | 19.09.1991 to 13.12.1993 |
| 16 | M.R. Osmany | 13.12.1993 to 09.02.1995 |
| 17 | Farooq Sobhan | 07.03.1995 to 16.09.1997 |
| 18 | Mustafizur Rahman | 16.09.1997 to 27.02.1999 |
| 19 | C.M Shafi Sami | 23.03.1999 to 26.01.2001 |
| 20 | Syed Muazzem Ali | 11.03.2001 to 17.07.2001 |
| 21 | Shamsher M. Chowdhury, BB | 24.10.2001 to 17.03.2005 |
| 22 | Hemayetuddin | 17.03.2005 to 10.12.2006 |
| 23 | Md. Touhid Hossain | 17.12.2006 to 08.07.2009 |
| 24 | Mohammed Mijarul Quayes | 09.07.2009 to 02.12.2012 |
| 25 | Md. Shahidul Haque | 10.01.2013 to Present |
References
- ↑ BDNews24: Shahidul Haque new Foreign Secretary
- ↑ Bergman, David (24 April 2014). "Questioning an iconic number" (1). The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs official website
- Rules of Business of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- List of former Foreign Secretaries of Bangladesh
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