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Short Bio-Data of Md. Nazrul Islam, PhD, Charge d’Affaires of Bangladesh Embassy, Beirut

Date & Place of Birth:

• 1 September 1968, Barisal, Bangladesh

Education:

• Ph.D. in Water Policy and Governance, University of New England (2014), Australia. Masters in Economics, University of Dhaka (1990). Honours in Economics, University of Dhaka (1989).

Service Record: Joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in November 1995

• September 2014 to present: Charge d’Affaires and Minister, Bangladesh Embassy, Beirut;
• November 2011 to August 2014: Director General (West and Central Asia), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka;
• April 2010 to October 2011: Director (SAARC, BIMSTEC and International Organisations), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka;
• January 2007 to March 2010: Counsellor, Bangladesh High Commission, Canberra, Australia;
• January 2005-December 2006: Director (SAARC and BIMSTEC) and Director (West Asia), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka;
• September 2003 to December 2004: Senior Assistant Secretary (SAARC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka;
• June 2002 to August 2003: First Secretary, Bangladesh Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq;
• March 1999 to May 2002: Third Secretary/Second Secretary/First Secretary, Bangladesh Embassy, Seoul, South Korea;
• November 1995-February 1999: Assistant Secretary (South East Asia), Assistant Secretary (Far East), Assistant Secretary (Rules and Discipline), Assistant Secretary (Mission Building), Assistant Secretary (Policy and Organisation and Recruitment and Training);

Training completed:

• 1997-1998: Special Training on Diplomacy and Internationals Relations at Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy, Dhaka;
• 1998: Training on Public Administration at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Academy, Savar, Bangladesh.

Marital Status: Married to Mrs. Najmun Nahar Habib. Have three sons, Naeem,Faheem and Tameem