The Foreign Secretary is the most senior diplomat and governmental, non-political official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Government of Bangladesh.
The holder of the post heads all functions of their ministry, including the Foreign Service (also called Diplomatic Service) and reports to the Foreign Minister, who is the most senior political figure with responsibilities for Foreign Affairs.
The current Foreign Secretary is Md. Jashim Uddin.[1] The first Foreign Secretary was Abul Fateh.
List of foreign secretary
edit| No. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abul Fateh | 30.12.1971 | 16.01.1972 |
| 2 | Sayyid Anwarul Karim[2] | 17.01.1972 | 14.07.1972 |
| 3 | Enayet Karim | 14.07.1972 | 16.02.1974 |
| 4 | Fakhruddin Ahmed | 22.10.1974 | 15.11.1975 |
| 5 | Tabarak Hussain | 15.11.1975 | 06.09.1978 |
| 6 | Shah A M S Kibria | 06.12.1978 | 02.05.1981 |
| 7 | Humayun Rashid Choudhury | 16.06.1981 | 01.06.1982 |
| 8 | A.H. Ataul Karim | 01.06.1982 | 07.10.1984 |
| 9 | Faruq Ahmed Choudhury | 07.10.1984 | 17.07.1986 |
| 10 | Fakhruddin Ahmed | 17.07.1986 | 08.05.1987 |
| 11 | A. K. M. Nazrul Islam | 09.05.1987 | 19.07.1988 |
| 12 | Mohammed Mohsin | 19.07.1988 | 25.06.1989 |
| 13 | A.K.H Morshed | 25.06.1989 | 21.10.1989 |
| 14 | Abul Ahsan | 05.11.1989 | 19.09.1991 |
| 15 | Reaz Rahman | 19.09.1991 | 13.12.1993 |
| 16 | M.R. Osmany | 13.12.1993 | 09.02.1995 |
| 17 | Farooq Sobhan | 07.03.1995 | 16.09.1997 |
| 18 | Mustafizur Rahman | 16.09.1997 | 27.02.1999 |
| 19 | C.M Shafi Sami | 23.03.1999 | 26.01.2001 |
| 20 | Syed Muazzem Ali | 11.03.2001 | 17.07.2001 |
| 21 | Shamsher M. Chowdhury BB | 24.10.2001 | 17.03.2005 |
| 22 | Hemayet Uddin | 17.03.2005 | 10.12.2006 |
| 23 | Md. Touhid Hossain | 17.12.2006 | 08.07.2009 |
| 24 | Mohammed Mijarul Quayes | 09.07.2009 | 02.12.2012 |
| 25 | Shahidul Haque | 10.01.2013 | 30.12.2019 |
| 26 | Masud Bin Momen | 31.12.2019 | 01.09.2024 |
| 27 | Md. Jashim Uddin |
08.09.2024 |
present |
References
edit- ^ "Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh | Bangladesh Consulate General".
- ^ Bergman, David (24 April 2014). "Questioning an iconic number". The Hindu. No. 1. The Hindu. Retrieved 28 September 2016.