Md. Nazrul Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain. [1] He is the additional foreign secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Islam completed his bachelor and masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka. [2] He did his PhD at the University of New England (Australia) in Water Policy and Governance. [2] [3]
Islam joined the foreign service of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995. [2]
From 2002 to 2003, Islam was the First Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Iraq. [2]
Islam served at the Embassy of Bangladesh to South Korea from 1999 to 2002. [2] From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director ( SAARC and BIMSTEC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2]
Islam was a counselor at the Bangladesh High Commission to Australia from 2007 to 2010. [2] From 2011 to 2014, Islam was the Director General of Parliamentary Affairs and the Director General of West and Central Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2] In July 2014, he was promoted to a grade 3 officer. [4]
From July 2014 to June 2015, Islam the in-charge of the Bangladesh embassy in Lebanon. [2] He had taken over from Ambassador AFM Gousal Azam Sarker who had faced allegations of mismanaged and was withdrawn from the embassy. [5]
From 2015 to 2019, Islam was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. [2] From July 2015 to February 2020, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. [2] [6] He was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition from October 2018 to November 2019. [2] He was then appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Bahrain. [7]
Islam returned from Bahrain on 7 September 2023 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an additional foreign secretary. [2]
Islam is married to Najmun Nahar Habib. [2] The couple have three children.
Md. Nazrul Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain. [1] He is the additional foreign secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Islam completed his bachelor and masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka. [2] He did his PhD at the University of New England (Australia) in Water Policy and Governance. [2] [3]
Islam joined the foreign service of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995. [2]
From 2002 to 2003, Islam was the First Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Iraq. [2]
Islam served at the Embassy of Bangladesh to South Korea from 1999 to 2002. [2] From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director ( SAARC and BIMSTEC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2]
Islam was a counselor at the Bangladesh High Commission to Australia from 2007 to 2010. [2] From 2011 to 2014, Islam was the Director General of Parliamentary Affairs and the Director General of West and Central Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2] In July 2014, he was promoted to a grade 3 officer. [4]
From July 2014 to June 2015, Islam the in-charge of the Bangladesh embassy in Lebanon. [2] He had taken over from Ambassador AFM Gousal Azam Sarker who had faced allegations of mismanaged and was withdrawn from the embassy. [5]
From 2015 to 2019, Islam was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. [2] From July 2015 to February 2020, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. [2] [6] He was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition from October 2018 to November 2019. [2] He was then appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Bahrain. [7]
Islam returned from Bahrain on 7 September 2023 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an additional foreign secretary. [2]
Islam is married to Najmun Nahar Habib. [2] The couple have three children.