Nazmul Islam (diplomat)
Md. Nazmul Islam is a diplomat and the ambassador of Bangladesh to China.[1][2] Islam was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden with concurrent accreditation to Norway and Finland.[3] He is a former ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman.[4]
Early life
[edit]Islam completed his bachelors in civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[3][5]
Career
[edit]Islam joined the 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995 as a foreign service cadre.[6][7] He served as an assistant secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs till 1999.[6] From October 1999 to June 2002, he served as the first secretary of the Bangladesh High Commission in London.[6] From June 2002 to June 2005, he was stationed at the Bangladesh Embassy to Indonesia. He was the Director of West Asia and Director of Far East wings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6]
From August 2007 to July 2010, Islam was a counsellor at the Embassy of Bangladesh in China.[6] From August 2010 to June 2014, he was the Consul General of Bangladesh in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[6][8] He was promoted in 2014.[9] From July 2014 to August 2017, he then served as the Director General for West and Central Asia Wing and later administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6] In August 2017, he was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden, with concurrent accreditation to Norway and Finland.[6] In March 2022, he was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman while Mehdi Hasan replaced him as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden.[10]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government,[11][12] Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to China in December 2024.[13] He received chief advisor Muhammad Yunus of the Interim government of Bangladesh in Hainan in March 2025 who arrived to attend the Boao Forum for Asia.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Islam is married to Nuzhat Nazmul.[3] They have two children.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bangladesh, China will work closer than ever". The Daily Star. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Ambassador Hashmi meets with new envoy of Bangladesh to China in Beijing". 2025-02-19. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ a b c "Profile of H. E. Mr. Md. Nazmul Islam" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Minister bids farewell to Bangladeshi Ambassador". www.fm.gov.om. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Nazmul Islam new Bangladesh ambassador to Oman". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "H. E. Mr. Md. Nazmul Islam". beijing.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ a b "Nazmul Islam made Bangladesh ambassador to Oman". Prothomalo. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Govt appoints new ambassadors to Sweden, Oman". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Nine foreign ministry officials get promotion". The Daily Star. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Bangladesh's new envoys to Sweden, Oman". Daily Sun. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Curtis, John (2025-03-18). "Bangladesh: The fall of the Hasina Government and recent political developments".
- ^ "Timeline: The rise and fall of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong Meets with New Ambassador of Bangladesh to China Nazmul Islam_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "CA arrives in Hainan to join Boao Forum meet -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-03-26.