M. Riaz Hamidullah

Hamidullah completed his undergrad in economics at the Aligarh Muslim University in 1993.^[10] He completed his masters in economics at the University of Dhaka in 1995.^[10]

Hamidullah joined the Foreign Service cadre of 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995.^[3][11] From 1999 to 2003, he worked at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.From 2003 to 2005, he was stationed at the High Commission of Bangladesh in India.^[12]

Hamidullah served as director of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Secretariat in Kathmandu from 1 February 2008 to 4 July 2011.^[12][13] He replaced Tareque Mohammed and was replaced by Md. Sufiur Rahman.^[13]

In 2011, Hamidullah was appointed Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[3]

In October 2016, Hamidullah was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka replacing Tarik Ahsan.^[14][15][16] He served till July 2020 and was replaced by Tareq Md Ariful Islam.^[16]

On 6 July 2020, Hamidullah was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands.^[12][17] He was concurrently ambassador of Bangladesh to Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[18] He was also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Croatia.^[18] He organized an event to mark International Mother Language Day in 2024 on the campus of Leiden University.^[19] He was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.^[20]