Abida Islam

Islam completed her master's degree in sociology at the University of Dhaka.^[6] She has a second masters in foreign affairs and trade at Monash University.^[6][7]

Islam joined the foreign service as part of the 15th Bangladesh Civil Service batch in November 1995.^[6][8] She served in the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.^[9] She was the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to India in Kolkata from 2012 to 2014.^[10][1]

Islam was the director general of Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[6] She was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea in July 2017.^[6] she inaugurated an corner dedicated to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Yonsei University library with President Seoung Hwan Suh of the university.^[11] She supported the launch of the Korean Language translation of The Unfinished Memoirs by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[12]

In July 2021, Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico.^[9][13] She was concurrently accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Honduras.^[9] She worked to establish Mexico-Bangladesh Virtual Business Platform.^[14] Md Delwar Hossain replaced her as ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea.^[9] She oversaw the formation of the Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group.^[15]

In January 2025, Islam was appointed as the High commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom succeeding Saida Muna Tasneem.^[1][16]