Andalib Elias

Elias did his master's in economics at the University of Dhaka. He is the son of Akhteruzzaman Elias, a distinguished Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer.^[7]

Elias joined the foreign affairs cadre of the 20th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 2001.^[7] He served as the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva.^[8] He was the chief negotiator of the Group of 77.^[8]

Elias was the director-general of the multilateral economic affairs wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[9] He later served as the Ministry's director general of the West Europe and EU Wing.^[10]

Elias was the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata.^[11] He inaugurated the Global Friendship Art Festival India 2023 at the Visva-Bharati University.^[11] He screened Mujib: The Making of a Nation at the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata.^[12]

In June 2024, Elias was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.^[7]