Abida Islam
Abida Islam | |
|---|---|
আবিদা ইসলাম | |
Islam in March 2025 | |
| Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 27 January 2025 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (Chief adviser) |
| Preceded by | Saida Muna Tasneem |
| Bangladesh Ambassador to the Mexico | |
| In office June 2022 – November 2024 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Succeeded by | Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhaka, East Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Abida Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the high commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.[1] She is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico.[2] She is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea.[3] She is a former deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to India.[4] She is a former director general in charge of Americas affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]
Early life
Islam completed her master's degree in sociology at the University of Dhaka.[6] She has a second masters in foreign affairs and trade at Monash University.[6][7]
Career
Islam joined the foreign service as part of the 15th Bangladesh Civil Service batch in November 1995.[6][8] She served in the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.[9] She was the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to India in Kolkata from 2012 to 2014.[10][1]
Islam was the director general of Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6] She was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea in July 2017.[6] she inaugurated an corner dedicated to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Yonsei University library with President Seoung Hwan Suh of the university.[11] She supported the launch of the Korean Language translation of The Unfinished Memoirs by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[12]
In July 2021, Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico.[9][13] She was concurrently accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Honduras.[9] She worked to establish Mexico-Bangladesh Virtual Business Platform.[14] Md Delwar Hossain replaced her as ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea.[9] She oversaw the formation of the Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group.[15]
In January 2025, Islam was appointed the high commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom replacing Saida Muna Tasneem.[1][16]
References
- ^ a b c "High Commissioner". Bangladesh High Commission, London. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Bangladesh envoy to Mexico honoured with "Order of Rio Branco" award". The Daily Star. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Int'l Vaccine Institute welcomes Bangladesh as state party". The Daily Star. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Nur Hossain will be brought home". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "US lauds Bangladesh's role over Rohingya issue". The Daily Star. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Abida Islam new ambassador to South Korea". The Daily Star. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Govt appoints Abida Islam as new Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Interview With H.E. Abida Islam, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea". Asia Society. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ a b c d "Delwar new envoy to South Korea, Abida to Mexico". The Daily Star. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "A Game of Melodies". The Daily Star. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "'Bangabandhu Corner' established in South Korea's Yonsei University library". The Daily Star. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Autobiography of Bangabandhu translated to Korean". The Daily Star. 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Abida Islam appointed new ambassador in Mexico". Prothom Alo. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Mexico-Bangladesh virtual business platform launched". The Daily Star. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group formed". The Daily Star. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Abida Islam Appointed as Bangladesh's New High Commissioner to the UK". Voice7 News. Retrieved 2025-03-01.