Shahidul Haque
শহীদুল হক
Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh
In office
10 January 2013  31 December 2019
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMohamed Mijarul Quayes
Succeeded byMasud Bin Momen
Personal details
Born (1959-12-31) 31 December 1959[1]
Quetta, Pakistan[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materDhaka University
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
ProfessionGovernment 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

Shahidul 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

Shahidul Haque joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1986.[6]

From 1988 to 1995, Shahidul aque was the assistant secretary at the South Asia desk at the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh.[7]

Shahidul Haque served at the Bangladesh High Commission from 1990 to 1994.[7]

From 2001 to 2011, Shahidul Haque went on leave and worked at the International Organisation for Migration.[8] On his return to the ministry, Shahidul Haque was made the director general.[8]

On 10 January 2013, Shahidul Haque was appointed the interim foreign secretary of Bangladesh.[9] He was promoted and made the full secretary on 18 July 2013.[8]

Shahidul 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 Bangladesh Foreign Service Association.[10]

Shahidul Haque is a senior fellow at the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance at North South University.[7]

Personal life

Shahidul Haque is married and has two daughters.[5] Shahidul Haque tested positive with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shahidul Haque". The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "Masud Momen likely to become new foreign secretary". The Daily Star. UNB. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. "Few Indians know Bangladesh well: Farooq Sobhan". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  4. "Commemorating World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2021". The Daily Star. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  5. 1 2 3 "Foreign Secretary". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque gets one-year job extension". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  7. 1 2 3 "MD. Shahidul Haque" (PDF). North South University. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Shahidul Haque new Foreign Secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  9. 1 2 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  10. "Foreign Service Association greets PM". UNB. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  11. "Former foreign secretary Shahidul infected with COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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