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Bangladeshi diplomat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M. Humayun Kabir is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.
M. Humayun Kabir | |
|---|---|
Kabir at the US Embassy in Dhaka (2017) | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States | |
| In office July 2007 – 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shamsher M. Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Akramul Qader |
Kabir was born on 26 September 1952 in Brahmanbaria, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[1] He did his undergrad in law and master's in political science from the University of Dhaka.[2]
Kabir is a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3] He joined the University of Dhaka in 1977 as a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and taught there till 1980.[3]
Kabir worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1984.[3] From 1984 to 1987, he served as the private secretary to the foreign affairs advisor.[3] From 1987 to 1990, Kabir served as the second and first secretary of the Embassy of Bangladesh to the United States.[3] From 1991 to 1994, he worked as the first secretary at the Bangladesh consulate in Kolkata.[3] From 1996 to 1999, he served in the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[3]
Kabir worked as the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh based in Kolkata from 1999 to 2001.[3] From 2001 to 2003, he held several leadership positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal in September 2003[4] and served there till 2006.[3] He was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Australia from 2006 to 2007.[3]
Kabir was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States in July 2007 and worked there till 2009.[3][5] He retired with the rank of secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September 2010.[6]
Kabir is the president of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute[6] and a trustee board member of the Asian University for Women.[2] He is a senior advisor to Bower Group Asia.[7]
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