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