Abu Zafar

Abu Zafar
মো. আবু জাফর
Zafar in Vienna (2019)
Ambassador of Bangladesh to United Arab Emirates
In office
2023 – 2024 December
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byTareq Ahmed
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Austria
In office
2 December 2014 – 5 July 2020
Succeeded byMuhammad Abdul Muhith
Personal details
BornMohammed Abu Zafar
(1963-03-01) 1 March 1963
SpouseSalma Ahmed
Alma materSher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
OccupationDiplomat

Mohammed Abu Zafar (born 1 March 1963) is a Bangladeshi civil servant and career diplomat.[1] He is a former ambassador of Bangladesh to UAE.[2] Earlier, he permanent representative to the UN offices or intergovernmental organizations in Vienna.[3][4]

Early life

Abu Zafar was born on 1 March 1963 in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[5] He obtained his BSc from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Agriculture and Postgraduate diploma in International relations from École nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer (IIAP) in Paris, France. He completed his MBA from Preston University.[5]

Career

Abu Zafar served at Bangladesh Jute Research Institute as a Scientific Officer from July 1987 to November 1989.[5] He also served at the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication as an Assistant Postmaster General from December 1990 to November 1991.[5] He joined the Bangladeshi Foreign Service in 1991.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Abu Zafar appointed ambassador to Austria". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Ambassador to UAE Abu Zafar presents credentials". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh ambassador presents credentials to Austrian president". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Embassy & Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the UN Offices and other International Organizations in Vienna". mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e "CV of Current Ambassador". Embassy of Bangladesh Austria. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.