Jump to content

Abida Islam

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abida Islam
আবিদা ইসলাম
Islam in 2025
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 January 2025
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterMuhammad Yunus (Chief adviser)
Preceded bySaida Muna Tasneem
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico
In office
June 2022 – November 2024
President
Prime Minister
Preceded bySupradip Chakma
Succeeded byMushfiqul Fazal Ansarey
Personal details
BornDhaka, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
OccupationDiplomat

Abida Islam (Bengali: আবিদা ইসলাম) is a Bangladeshi diplomat currently serving as the High commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.[1] She previously served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico and South Korea,[2][3] and as the Deputy High Commissioner to India.[4] She also held the position of Director General for Americas Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]

Education

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 as the High commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom succeeding Saida Muna Tasneem.[1][16]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "High Commissioner". Bangladesh High Commission, London. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh envoy to Mexico honoured with "Order of Rio Branco" award". The Daily Star. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Int'l Vaccine Institute welcomes Bangladesh as state party". The Daily Star. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Nur Hossain will be brought home". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ^ "US lauds Bangladesh's role over Rohingya issue". The Daily Star. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Abida Islam new ambassador to South Korea". The Daily Star. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Govt appoints Abida Islam as new Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Interview With H.E. Abida Islam, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea". Asia Society. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "Delwar new envoy to South Korea, Abida to Mexico". The Daily Star. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  10. ^ "A Game of Melodies". The Daily Star. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  11. ^ "'Bangabandhu Corner' established in South Korea's Yonsei University library". The Daily Star. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Autobiography of Bangabandhu translated to Korean". The Daily Star. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Abida Islam appointed new ambassador in Mexico". Prothom Alo. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Mexico-Bangladesh virtual business platform launched". The Daily Star. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group formed". The Daily Star. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Abida Islam Appointed as Bangladesh's New High Commissioner to the UK". Voice7 News. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abida_Islam&oldid=1303600588"