M. N. I. Chaudhury
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M. N. I. Chaudhury | |
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এম. এন. আই. চৌধুরী | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal | |
| In office 7 December 1975 – 23 December 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Mominuddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Diplomat, civil servant, academic |
M. N. I. Chaudhury (1923/1924 – 18 August 2011) was a Bangladeshi diplomat, academic, and retired government secretary. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal.[1][2][3]
Chaudhury was born in Bagha, Pabna District.[4] He earned distinction during his university years, receiving the University of Dhaka's Chancellor's gold medal.[4]
Career
Chaudhury joined the 49th batch of the Foreign Service of Pakistan.[4] He was the third secretary at the Embassy of Pakistan in Iraq in the 1950s.[5] He served as the first secretary in the Embassy of Pakistan to the United States.[6] He was the acting High Commissioner of Pakistan to Nigeria.[7] He was Pakistan's ambassador to the Republic of Dahomey, Cameroon and Niger.[8][9] He joined the Foreign Service of Bangladesh after the Independence of Bangladesh.[4] He became the country's first envoy to Nepal, stationed there.[10][4] He served as Bangladesh's ambassador to Nepal from 7 December 1975 to 23 December 1979.[11] The Nepal Post (Biweekly) described him as the "Doyen" of the diplomats in Kathmandu.[12]
Chaudhury served in several missions, including postings in Washington, D.C., New York, Lagos, Cairo, Riyadh, and Sittwe.[4] He was also a former secretary to the Government of Bangladesh.[4] He served as the first Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal and was the founding principal of the Foreign Service Training Institute, which later became the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy.[4]
In addition to his diplomatic service, Chaudhury taught in the Departments of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Dhaka.[4]