Shah Ahmed Shafi (diplomat)

Shafi did his master's in sociology at the University of Dhaka.^[4] He has a master's in international relations from the École nationale d'administration.^[5] He completed a master's in security and strategic studies at the National Defence College.^[5][6]

Shafi joined the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1998 as a foreign service cadre.^[5][7] He has served in Bangladeshi embassies in Paris, Nairobi, Los Angeles, and New Delhi.^[5]

Shafi was the Director General of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy.^[5] He was the Senior Directing Staff (Foreign Affairs)/ Faculty at the National Defence College.^[5] He was the deputy ambassador of Bangladesh to China.^[5]

In September 2024, Shafi was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa.^[5] He was the Additional Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of bilateral affairs concerning East European countries and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).^[4]