Shah Ahmed Shafi (diplomat)

Not to be confused with Shah Ahmad Shafi.

Shah Ahmed Shafi is a diplomat and the High commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa.[1] He is the former Director General of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy.[2][3]

Early life and education

Shafi did his master's in sociology at the University of Dhaka.[4] He has a master's in international relations from the École nationale d'administration.[5] He completed a master's in security and strategic studies at the National Defence College.[5][6]

Career

Shafi joined the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1998 as a foreign service cadre.[5][7] He has served in Bangladeshi embassies in Paris, Nairobi, Los Angeles, and New Delhi.[5]

Shafi was the Director General of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy.[5] He was the Senior Directing Staff (Foreign Affairs)/ Faculty at the National Defence College.[5] He was the deputy ambassador of Bangladesh to China.[5]

In September 2024, Shafi was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa.[5] He was the Additional Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of bilateral affairs concerning East European countries and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Shah Ahmed Shafi, HE Mr | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  2. ^ Internet, Future. "Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research". www.ecssr.ae. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  3. ^ "Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen Delivers Lecture at Foreign Service Academy of Bangladesh_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China". www.mfa.gov.cn. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  4. ^ a b "Shah Ahmed Shafi named as new high commissioner to S Africa". The Business Standard. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Shah Ahmed Shafi appointed as new Bangladesh envoy to South Africa". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  6. ^ "Shafi appointed as new high commissioner to S Africa". New Age (Bangladesh). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  7. ^ "Shah Ahmed Shafi appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to South Africa". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.