M. Humayun Kabir

Kabir was born on 26 September 1952, in Brahmanbaria in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan.^[2] He did his undergrad in law and master's in political science from the University of Dhaka.^[3]

Kabir is a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[4] He joined the University of Dhaka in 1977, as a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, and taught there till 1980.^[4]

Kabir worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1984.^[4] From 1984 to 1987, he served as the private secretary to the foreign affairs advisor.^[4] From 1987 to 1990, Kabir served as the second and first secretary of the Embassy of Bangladesh to the United States.^[4] From 1991 to 1994, he worked as the first secretary at the Bangladesh consulate in Kolkata.^[4] From 1996 to 1999, he served in the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.^[4]

Kabir worked as the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh based in Kolkata, from 1999 to 2001.^[4] From 2001 to 2003, he held several leadership positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal in September 2003,^[5] and served there till 2006.^[4] He was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Australia from 2006 to 2007.^[4]

Kabir was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States in July 2007, and worked there till 2009.^[4][6] He retired with the rank of secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September 2010.^[7]

Kabir is the president of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute^[7] and a trustee board member of the Asian University for Women.^[3] He is a senior advisor to Bower Group Asia.^[8]