Muhammad Imran (diplomat)

Muhammad Imran is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. Prior to that, he was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.

Muhammad Imran
মুহাম্মদ ইমরান
Imran, 2023
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States
Assumed office
1 September 2022
President
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byM Shahidul Islam
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the India
In office
November 2019 – 13 July 2022
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded bySyed Muazzem Ali
Succeeded byMustafizur Rahman
Personal details
BornEast Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseDr. Zakia Hasnat Imran
Children2 daughters
Alma materMymensingh Medical College
ProfessionDiplomat, Doctor
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life edit

Imran has completed his MBBS from Mymensingh Medical College under the University of Dhaka in 1983.[1][2] He received further training from Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre and the Foreign Service Academy in 1989 and 1991.[1]

Career edit

Imran joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986 as part of the Foreign Service.[3] Imran worked in the Bangladesh High Commission in the late 1990s as a counsellor.[1]

From 2008 to 2010, Imran worked as a Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] Imran served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Uzbekistan from 2010 to 2013.[3]

Imran served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates until 2019.[2] On 12 November 2019, he was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.[2] On 21 January 2021, he presented his credentials to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.[4] He met the Governor of Assam, Jagdish Mukhi, to discuss bilateral ties.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "High Commissioner". bdhcdelhi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Muhammad Imran new envoy to India". The Daily Star. UNB. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. ^ a b "Mohammad Imran appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to India | DD News". www.ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ "New Bangladesh envoy to India presents his credentials". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. ^ Singh, Bikash. "Assam Governor meets with Muhammad Imran, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-09-10.