M. Fazlul Karim

M. Fazlul Karim is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico and China.[1][2]

Early life

Karim did his bachelors and master's in international relations at the University of Dhaka.[3][4]

Career

Karim joined the foreign service branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984 or 1986.[5][6]

Karim was the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6] He was a counsellor at the Bangladesh embassy in the United States.[6] He was a Deputy High Commissioner at the Bangladesh High Commission in Pakistan.[6] He was the Consul General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong.[6] He was the Director General of the South Asia wing, the SAARC wing, and the United Nations wing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6][7] He was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy on 13 January 2006, replacing Anwarul Bar Chowdhury.[8][9] He served till 28 July 2008.[9] Masud Bin Momen succeeded him.[9]

On 1 May 2008, Karim was appointed as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia replacing S. M. Ikramul Haque.[6][10] In December 2010, he was replaced by Ambassador Mohammed Shahidul Islam.[10] Karim served as Bangladesh's ambassador to Jordan.[5] He went on to serve as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico.[5] In October 2014, he was appointed as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to China.[5] He received a delegation from the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization at the embassy.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Fazlul Karim new ambassador to China". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  2. ^ "Fazlul Karim new ambassador to China". Prothomalo. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  3. ^ "Fazlul Karim new envoy to China". BanglaNews24.com (in Bengali). 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  4. ^ "Fazlul Karim new envoy to China". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  5. ^ a b c d "Fazlul Karim new Bangladesh envoy to China". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Fazlul Karim next Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  7. ^ "Fazlul Karim made envoy to S Arabia". The Daily Star. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Fazlul Karim appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  9. ^ a b c "List of Ambassadors". rome.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2025-04-18. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  10. ^ a b "Embassy of Bangladesh Riyadh". www.bangladeshembassy.org.sa. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  11. ^ "APSCO Secretary-general visited Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing". www.apsco.int. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
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