Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood

Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood is a Bangladeshi diplomat and ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain.[1][2] He worked with election observers in the 2018 general election.[3] He was the Director General of South Asia Wing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]

Early life

Mahmood has a bachelor's and master's in economics from the University of Dhaka.[5] He completed an MBA at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.[5] He completed the National Defence Course at the National Defence College, Bangladesh.[6]

Career

Mahmood joined the foreign service through the 17th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service.[5] He has served in Bangladeshi embassies in Brussels, and Singapore.[5] From 2010 to 2013, he served at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York City.[7] He was the Consul General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong from April 2013 to June 2018.[7]

Mahmood is an Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies fellow.[5] As Director General of the External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he worked with observers of the 2018 general election.[3] He was the Director General of South Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8]

In February 2021, Mahmood was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain.[5] He was concurrently accredited to Equatorial Guinea.[9] He has campaigned on returning the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.[10]

Personal life

Mahmood is married to Farida Akhtar.[11] They have two kids.[7]

References

  1. ^ Redacción (2021-03-01). "Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood, Bangladesh's new ambassador to Spain". thediplomatinspain.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh seeks Spain's support for Rohingya repatriation". The Daily Star. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  3. ^ a b "'A glowing example for other democracies'". The Daily Star. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  4. ^ "Mr. Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood – Global Business Symposium". Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Sarwar Mahmood appointed new Bangladesh envoy to Spain". The Daily Star. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  6. ^ "Sarwar Mahmood next Bangladesh ambassador to Spain". The Business Standard. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  7. ^ a b c "Biography of Mr. Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood, ndc". madrid.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal to speed up Motor Vehicles Agreement". The Daily Star. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  9. ^ "Equatorial Guinea wants to use Bangladesh's industrial development experience". The Daily Star. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  10. ^ "Bangladeshi ambassador calls for international solution to Rohingyas' return to Myanmar". thediplomatinspain.com. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  11. ^ "Spain-Bangladesh ties getting stronger: DG of Spanish foreign ministry". The Daily Star. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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