Tareque Muhammad
Bangladeshi diplomat
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Tareque Muhammad is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the incumbent ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands since 2024.[1][2] He is a former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya.[3][4] He was the deputy commissioner of Bangladesh to Myanmar.[5]
Tareque Muhammad | |
|---|---|
তারেক মুহাম্মদ | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Netherlands | |
| Assumed office June 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (Chief Adviser) |
| Preceded by | M. Riaz Hamidullah |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya | |
| In office February 2022 – June 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Succeeded by | Chiranjib Sarkar |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Chittagong |
Early life
Muhmmad did his bachelor's in forestry and environmental science at the University of Chittagong.[6] He then finished an MBA at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.[6] From 1995 to 1999, he worked at the Forest Department.[6] He did another master's at University of Leeds in international studies on a Chevening Scholarships.[6]
Career
Muhammad joined the 18th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1999 as a foreign service cadre.[6][7] He has served in Kathmandu, Madrid, New Delhi, and Yangon.[7]
From 2011 to 2014, Muhmmad was the Director (Bangladesh) of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation.[6] He was the Director General of South Asia Wing and the Director General of the South East Asia Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] He summoned Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in Dhaka Shah Faisal Kakar over derogatory comments on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on “defence.pk”.[8] He was the coordinator of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9] He was the deputy High commissioner of Bangladesh to Myanmar.[10]
Muhammad was appointed the High commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya in February 2022.[11] He is the former consul general of Bangladesh in Los Angeles.[11] He was also the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme.[7] In August 2023, he attended the conference of Bangladeshi Ambassadors in Africa held in South Africa where the chief guest was Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[12] He attended the Third South Summit in Uganda where Antonio Guterres praised the leadership of Sheikh Hasina to Minister of Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud.[13] He was present at when President William Samoei Ruto visited a factory of Bangladesh Square Pharmaceuticals in Kenya.[14]
In June 2024, Muhmmad was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands replacing Ambassador M. Riaz Hamidullah.[3]