Shahidul Haque
25th Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh
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Shahidul Haque (born 31 December 1959) is a Bangladeshi government official and career diplomat who is the 25th and the longest serving foreign secretary of Bangladesh.[2][3] He is a policy advisor of the International Organisation for Migration.[4]
Shahidul Haque | |
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শহীদুল হক | |
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| Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh | |
| In office 10 January 2013 – 31 December 2019 | |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Mijarul Quayes |
| Succeeded by | Masud Bin Momen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1959[1] |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Profession | Government official |
Early life
Shahidul Haque was born on 31 December 1959 in Quetta, Pakistan.[1] He graduated and obtained his post graduation degree in social welfare from the University of Dhaka.[5] He also obtained a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1988.[5]
Career
Shahidul Haque joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1986.[6]
From 1988 to 1995, Shahidul Haque was the assistant secretary at the South Asia desk at the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh.[7]
Shahidul Haque served at the Bangladesh High Commission from 1990 to 1994.[7]
From 2001 to 2011, Shahidul Haque went on leave and worked at the International Organisation for Migration.[8] On his return to the ministry, Shahidul Haque was made the director general.[8]
On 10 January 2013, Shahidul Haque was appointed the interim foreign secretary of Bangladesh.[9] He was promoted and made the full secretary on 18 July 2013.[8]
Shahidul Haque was promoted to senior secretary on 19 July 2018.[6] His tenure was increased by one year in September.[6]
On 31 December 2019, Haque retired and Masud Bin Momen was made the foreign secretary of Bangladesh.[9] He was the acting president of Bangladesh Foreign Service Association.[10]
Shahidul Haque is a senior fellow at the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance at North South University.[7]
Personal life
Shahidul Haque is married and has two daughters.[5] Shahidul Haque tested positive with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[11]
