Mohammad Ziauddin
Bangladesh diplomat
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Mohammad Ziauddin is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the former Ambassador-at-large of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[2] He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.[3][4]
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Mohammad Ziauddin | |
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Ziauddin in 2018 | |
| Ambassador-at-large of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 24 November 2009 – 5 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| 21st Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 18 September 2014 – 3 September 2020 | |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
| Preceded by | Akramul Qader |
| Succeeded by | M Shahidul Islam[1] |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy | |
| In office 15 May 2000 – 1 August 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Zamir |
| Succeeded by | Anwarul Bar Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Early life and education
Ziauddin graduated from St Gregory's High School. He completed his Intermediate of Humanities from Notre Dame College, Dhaka; BA Honors and MA in English literature from the University of Dhaka.[5]
Career
Ziauddin served in the Bangladesh High Commission in London; Bangladesh High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya; and Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations, New York. He has served as the Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy,[6] Director General (International Organizations) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Chief of Protocol to the Government of Bangladesh.
He served as the Ambassador-at-Large of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 24 November 2009 to 2014.[7][8] He was afterwards appointed as the Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States on 18 September 2014.[9] In 2016 he was appointed as the first Ambassador (non-resident) to Guyana.[10] He was also made the first (non-resident) ambassador to Belize.[11] On 7 May 2021, he was again appointed Ambassador-at-Large of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with the rank of a Cabinet Minister.[12]
Personal life
Ziauddin is married to Yasmeen Ziauddin, and has two children.[9]