Syed Shahed Reza is the general secretary of the Bangladesh Olympic Association[1] and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait and Yemen. He is a former president of Dhaka Club.[2]
Early life
editReza was born on 1 January 1952.[3] He has a bachelor's in political science and a master's in public administration from the University of Dhaka.[4] His father in law, Syed Haider Ali, was a member of the first parliament of Bangladesh from the Awami League.[5]
Career
editReza worked for Parsons Corporation in Saudi Arabia working at the Saudi Government Royal Commission for Yanbu Project.
Reza joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 9 June 2009 with the rank of secretary; a part of a series of contractual appointments to top posts by the recently elected Awami League government.[6] Reza was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait in August 2009 for a three-year term.[4] He succeeded Major General A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur.[7] He presented his credentials to the Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October.[8] He worked to issue machine readable passports to the Bangladeshi expat community in Kuwait.[9]
Reza's appointment as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait was extended for one more year in 2012.[4] He was succeeded by Major General Ashab Uddin.[7] He had been in the executive committee of the Bangladesh Olympic Association for 11 years before he was elected general secretary of it in 2012 unopposed.[4][10] He was awarded the National Sports Awards in 2014.[11]
In December 2015, Reza was elected president of Dhaka Club Limited defeating Khandkar Mashiuz Zaman Romel.[12]
In 2021, Reza sponsored Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laurate and founder of Grameen Bank, for an Olympic laurel.[13][14] In December, he was re-elected secretary general of Bangladesh Olympic Association for a third time.[15] While Chief of Bangladesh Army, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, was elected president of the association.[16]
Reza is a director of The ACME Laboratories Ltd.[17] He is a member of the International Relations Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia.[3] Bangladesh High Court appointed him to Envoy Textiles Limited, a subsidiary of Envoy Group, as an independent director.[18] He is the managing director of SMP Trading Co.[19]
In 2023, Reza invited Husain Al-Musallam, president of World Aquatics, to visit Bangladesh which he did in March.[20]
References
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- ^ "Shahed Reza elected Dhaka Club president". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ a b "OCA » Mr. Syed Shahed Reza". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh - Shimmering Golden Bangla". The Times Kuwait. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ সাবেক সাংসদ সৈয়দ হায়দার আলী আর নেই. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Azad, M Abul Kalam. "Retirees rule admin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ a b "List of Ambassadors". kuwait.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Bss, Dhaka (2009-10-30). "Kuwaiti Amir keen to visit Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "MRPs for Bangladeshi expats in Kuwait". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Pintu, Badal on BOA committee". The Daily Star. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Questions over selection of national sports awardees". The Daily Star. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Shahed Reza made Dhaka". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Sports bosses blamed for abusing power". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Bangladesh Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to get Olympic Laurel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "First meeting of newly-elected BOA committee tomorrow". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Shafiuddin elected as BOA president". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "ACME Laboratories approves 25% cash dividend - Business - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Envoy Textiles LTD | LEED Certified Platinum". envoytextiles.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Shahed Reza new president of Dhaka Club". The Daily Star. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "World Aquatics president arrives today". New Age. Retrieved 2023-06-02.