Foreign Secretary (Bangladesh)
| Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশের পররাষ্ট্র সচিব | |
since 19 June 2025 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Type | Civil Servant |
| Reports to | Chief Adviser Advisory Council |
| Seat | Segunbagicha, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh |
| Appointer | Chief Adviser of Bangladesh |
| Term length | Until the age of 59 Term contractually extendable |
| Inaugural holder | Abul Fateh |
| Formation | 16 July 1971 |
| Salary | ৳112080 (US$920) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
The Foreign Secretary is the most senior diplomat and governmental, non-political official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Government of Bangladesh.
The holder of the post heads all functions of their ministry, including the Foreign Service (also called Diplomatic Service) and reports to the Foreign Minister, who is the most senior political figure with responsibilities for Foreign Affairs.
The current Foreign Secretary is Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique.[1] The first Foreign Secretary was Abul Fateh.
List of foreign secretary
| No. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abul Fateh | 30.12.1971 | 16.01.1972 |
| 2 | Sayyid Anwarul Karim[2] | 17.01.1972 | 14.07.1972 |
| 3 | Enayet Karim | 14.07.1972 | 16.02.1974 |
| 4 | Fakhruddin Ahmed | 22.10.1974 | 15.11.1975 |
| 5 | Tabarak Hussain | 15.11.1975 | 06.09.1978 |
| 6 | Shah A M S Kibria | 06.12.1978 | 02.05.1981 |
| 7 | Humayun Rashid Choudhury | 16.06.1981 | 01.06.1982 |
| 8 | A.H. Ataul Karim | 01.06.1982 | 07.10.1984 |
| 9 | Faruq Ahmed Choudhury | 07.10.1984 | 17.07.1986 |
| 10 | Fakhruddin Ahmed | 17.07.1986 | 08.05.1987 |
| 11 | A. K. M. Nazrul Islam | 09.05.1987 | 19.07.1988 |
| 12 | Mohammed Mohsin | 19.07.1988 | 25.06.1989 |
| 13 | A.K.H Morshed | 25.06.1989 | 21.10.1989 |
| 14 | Abul Ahsan | 05.11.1989 | 19.09.1991 |
| 15 | Reaz Rahman | 19.09.1991 | 13.12.1993 |
| 16 | M.R. Osmany | 13.12.1993 | 09.02.1995 |
| 17 | Farooq Sobhan | 07.03.1995 | 16.09.1997 |
| 18 | Mustafizur Rahman | 16.09.1997 | 27.02.1999 |
| 19 | C.M Shafi Sami | 23.03.1999 | 26.01.2001 |
| 20 | Syed Muazzem Ali | 11.03.2001 | 17.07.2001 |
| 21 | Shamsher M. Chowdhury BB | 24.10.2001 | 17.03.2005 |
| 22 | Hemayet Uddin | 17.03.2005 | 10.12.2006 |
| 23 | Md. Touhid Hossain | 17.12.2006 | 08.07.2009 |
| 24 | Mohammed Mijarul Quayes | 09.07.2009 | 02.12.2012 |
| 25 | Shahidul Haque | 10.01.2013 | 30.12.2019 |
| 26 | Masud Bin Momen | 31.12.2019 | 01.09.2024 |
| 27 | Md. Jashim Uddin |
08.09.2024 |
23.05.2025 |
| 28 | Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique | 23.05.2025 |
References
- ^ "Ruhul Alam to carry out routine works of foreign secy: MoFA". The Business Standard. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Bergman, David (24 April 2014). "Questioning an iconic number". The Hindu. No. 1. The Hindu. Retrieved 28 September 2016.