M. Riaz Hamidullah
M. Riaz Hamidullah is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the Additional Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1][2] He was Bangladesh's ambassador to the Netherlands.[3][4] He is a former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.[5][6] He was a Director in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat.[7]
Early life
[edit]Hamidullah completed his undergrad in economics at the Aligarh Muslim University in 1993.[8] He completed his masters in economics at the University of Dhaka in 1995.[8]
Career
[edit]Hamidullah joined the Foreign Service cadre of 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995.[1][9] From 1999 to 2003, he worked at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[10] From 2003 to 2005, he was stationed at the High Commission of Bangladesh in India.[10]
Hamidullah served as director of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Secretariat in Kathmandu from 1 February 2008 to 4 July 2011.[10][11] He replaced Tareque Mohammed and was replaced by Md. Sufiur Rahman.[11]
In 2011, Hamidullah was appointed Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]
In October 2016, Hamidullah was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka replacing Tarik Ahsan.[12][13] He served till July 2020 and was replaced by Tareq Md Ariful Islam.[13]
On 6 July 2020, Hamidullah was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands.[10][14] He is concurrently ambassador of Bangladesh to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[15] He is also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Croatia.[15] He organized an event to mark International Mother Language Day in 2024 on the campus of Leiden University.[16] He was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[17] In June 2024, Tareque Muhammad, the Bangladeshi high commissioner to Kenya, was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands to replace Hamidullah.[18]
References
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- ^ "More foreign investment needed to offset pandemic fallouts". The Daily Star. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Ambassador M Riaz Hamidullah sheds light on Bangladesh-Netherlands ties". The Business Standard. 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Sirisena for deepening relations with Bangladesh". Prothomalo. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Print News | The Asian Age". dailyasianage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "The Ambassador of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Riaz Hamidullah". Diplomat magazine. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ a b Magazine, Diplomat (2020-07-15). "The Ambassador of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Riaz Hamidullah". Diplomat magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Munni Saha arrested from Dhaka's Karwan Bazar". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ a b c d "BCSC 2023 Speaker: H.E. Ambassador M. Riaz Hamidullah | berlin-climate-security-conference.adelphi.de". berlin-climate-security-conference.de. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ a b "Former Directors". www.saarc-sec.org. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "New Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka presents credentials to president". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ a b "Roll of Honour". Bangladesh High Commission, Colombo. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "H.E. Ambassador M. Riaz Hamidullah has presented his Credentials". Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ a b "HE M Riaz Hamidullah, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands with concurrent accreditation to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia". Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Celebration of the International Mother Language Day in the Netherlands 2024". Diplomat magazine. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Ambassador Riaz Hamidullah presents credentials to OPCW". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Bangladesh appoints Tareque Muhammad as next ambassador to Netherlands". Dhaka Tribune. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.