Tareque Muhammad

Tareque Muhammad
তারেক মুহাম্মদ
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterMuhammad Yunus (Chief Adviser)
Preceded byM. Riaz Hamidullah
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya
In office
February 2022 – June 2024
President
Prime Minister
Succeeded byChiranjib Sarkar
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong

Tareque Muhammad is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the incumbent ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands since 2024.[1][2] He is a former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya.[3][4] He was the deputy commissioner of Bangladesh to Myanmar.[5]

Early life

Muhmmad did his bachelor's in forestry and environmental science at the University of Chittagong.[6] He then finished an MBA at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.[6] From 1995 to 1999, he worked at the Forest Department.[6] He did another master's at University of Leeds in international studies on a Chevening Scholarships.[6]

Career

Muhammad joined the 18th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1999 as a foreign service cadre.[6][7] He has served in Kathmandu, Madrid, New Delhi, and Yangon.[7]

From 2011 to 2014, Muhmmad was the Director (Bangladesh) of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation.[6] He was the Director General of South Asia Wing and the Director General of the South East Asia Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] He summoned Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in Dhaka Shah Faisal Kakar over derogatory comments on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on “defence.pk”.[8] He was the coordinator of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9] He was the deputy High commissioner of Bangladesh to Myanmar.[10]

Muhammad was appointed the High commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya in February 2022.[11] He is the former consul general of Bangladesh in Los Angeles.[11] He was also the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme.[7] In August 2023, he attended the conference of Bangladeshi Ambassadors in Africa held in South Africa where the chief guest was Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[12] He attended the Third South Summit in Uganda where Antonio Guterres praised the leadership of Sheikh Hasina to Minister of Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud.[13] He was present at when President William Samoei Ruto visited a factory of Bangladesh Square Pharmaceuticals in Kenya.[14]

In June 2024, Muhmmad was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands replacing Ambassador M. Riaz Hamidullah.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Tareque Muhammad". Diplomat magazine. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  2. ^ "Today, H.E. Ambassador Tareque Muhammad had the honor of hosting a Meet and Greet Reception at the Embassy of Bangladesh". Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Govt decides to appoint Tareque Muhammad as new envoy to Netherlands". Daily Sun. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  4. ^ "Engagement of private sectors necessary in climate finance: Saber". The Daily Star. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  5. ^ "Myanmar denies Rohingya guilt". The Daily Star. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "His Excellency Ambassador". hague.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  7. ^ a b c "After Kenya, Tareque Muhammad to serve as next Ambassador to Netherlands". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  8. ^ "'Derogatory Remarks on Bangabandhu': Dhaka summons Pak envoy". The Daily Star. 2019-02-13. Archived from the original on 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  9. ^ "UNSC trip all too crucial". The Daily Star. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  10. ^ "Burma denies Rohingya persecution is fuelling south-east Asia's migrant crisis". The Guardian. 2015-06-05. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  11. ^ a b "After Kenya, Tareque Muhammad to serve as next ambassador to Netherlands". The Business Standard. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  12. ^ "PM dreams country to be trillion-dollar economy". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  13. ^ "Guterres lauds Hasina's leadership". The Daily Star. 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  14. ^ "President William Ruto's official visit to Square Pharmaceuticals Kenya EPZ Ltd". The Daily Star. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
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