Shahabuddin Ahmed (ambassador)
Shahabuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi civil servant and ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan.[1][2] He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Food.[3]
Early life
[edit]Ahmed was born in 1960 in Bhola District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[4] He did his bachelor's degree and master's in soil sciences from the University of Dhaka in 1981 and 1982 respectively.[4][5] He has a second master's in development finance from the University of Birmingham.[4]
Career
[edit]Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986.[4]
In September 2009, Ahmed was promoted from senior assistant secretary to deputy secretary.[6]
Ahmed was appointed the acting secretary of the Ministry of Food in December 2017 from the Ministry of Finance.[7] From December 2017 to December 2019, Ahmed was the secretary of the Ministry of Food.[4][8] In April 2019, he visited Harvard University to attend a Leadership in Crises executive program paid for a capacity building for civil servants projects.[9] He took his family with him whose expenses were paid by him.[9]
Ahmed was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan in March 2020 while on post retirement leave for a three-year term.[10][11] He replaced Ambassador Rabab Fatima who was appointed the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[10] He inaugurated the Bangladesh booth at the Fashion World Tokyo and urged more investment from Japan in Bangladesh.[12] He has urged Japan to recruit more workers from Bangladesh.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "H.E. Mr. Shahabuddin Ahmed, Ambassador undertook an official visit to Fukuoka". tokyo.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Abu Hena new NBR chairman". The Daily Star. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Egok, Humaira (11 September 2020). "Our new man in Tokyo". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "H.E. Mr. Shahabuddin Ahmed". tokyo.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Shahabuddin Ahmed made BD Ambassador to Japan". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Names of promoted government officials". The Daily Star. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Acting secretaries appointed at three ministries". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Hasina warns against food adulteration". The Daily Star. BSS. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ a b "Government Order" (PDF). Ministry of Food. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Shahabuddin Ahmed new Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan". The Business Standard. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Shahabuddin made Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan". UNB. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Bangladesh envoy urges Japan to source more products from Bangladesh". New Age. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Bangladesh urges Japan to recruit more skilled workers". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.