Mustafa Kamal (ambassador)

Kamal began his professional career in the Bangladesh Army, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1977.^[2] He had served in the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict.^[3] After more than a decade in military service, he transitioned into diplomacy by joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' protocol wing in 1988.^[2]

Throughout his diplomatic tenure, Kamal served in multiple capacities in Bangladesh missions abroad and within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[2] His roles included Minister (Political), Director General, Director, and Counsellor across different missions and wings.^[2] He was the Deputy Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[3]

In 2003, Kamal was appointed as Bangladesh's Ambassador to Oman.^[2] After completing his posting, the government announced his appointment as the next Ambassador to the Republic of Korea in July 2005.^[2] Golam Akbar Khondakar replaced him as Bangladesh's ambassador to Oman.^[2] He was the Principal of the Foreign Service Academy from August 2012 to January 2015.^[4][5]

After retirement, Kamal served as an Advisor to Kai-Altech Group and vice-chairman of Center for Science and Technology Diplomacy, based in Berlin, Dhaka, and Florida.^[3]