Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique

Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique is the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal.[1][2]

Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Early life edit

Siddique has a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Dhaka.[3] He has a Masters in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University.[3] He joined the 11th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service.[4]

Career edit

Siddique has served in the Bangladesh Embassy in Germany and Singapore.[5]

Siddique served as a minister in the High Commission of Bangladesh to India.[6] He was then made the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan.[6]

Siddique was the Director General (East Asia & Pacific Wing) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6][7] He was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal on 27 September 2016 and stationed in Lisbon.[6][8] He met with representatives from Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in November 2017 in a bit to increase trade between Portugal and Bangladesh.[9]

Siddique was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan on 20 July 2020.[1][10] He oversaw the celebration of the 51st Armed Forces Day of Bangladesh in Islamabad in 2021.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh to appoint new envoy in Pakistan". Daily Naya Diganta. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. ^ a b "Md Ruhul Alam Siddique made new Bangladesh high commissioner to Pakistan". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. ^ "Siddique new Bangladesh envoy to Pakistan". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  5. ^ "Imtiaz, Sorcar made ambassadors to Germany, Egypt". The Daily Star. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  6. ^ a b c d "Ruhul Alam now BD Ambassador to Portugal". Daily Sun. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  7. ^ "Major reshuffle in foreign ministry, missions". The Daily Star. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  8. ^ "Ruhul Alam Siddique made new Bangladesh ambassador Portuguese Republic". NsNewsWire (Press release). Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  9. ^ "FBCCI shows interest to deepen trade ties with Portugal". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  10. ^ "New envoys named for Germany, Portugal, Egypt". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  11. ^ "51st Armed Forces Day celebrated in Islamabad". The Business Standard. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-12-23.