CV OF MAHBUB HASSAN SALEH

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Mahbub Hassan Saleh has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, and a Master’s in Diplomacy and Trade from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

PROFESIONAL TRAININGS

a) Specialized Training Course at Foreign Service Academy of Bangladesh, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka; 1997-1998.

b) Foundation Training Course at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), Savar, Dhaka; 1998.

c) Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats (PCFD), Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, India, 1997.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Private Sector

Served as a Business Executive in a leading Group of Companies in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 04 July 1992 to 15 January 1994.

Public Sector

Joined Railway Division, Ministry of Communications, as Assistant Controller of Stores as a member of Bangladesh Civil Service (Railway Engineering) Cadre on 25 April 1994 and served till 31 January 1995. Served on Deputation as Assistant Director at Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), Ministry of Planning, from 01 February 1995 to 14 November 1995.

Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Assistant Secretary as a member of Bangladesh Civil Service (Foreign Affairs) Cadre on 15 November 1995. Served as Assistant Secretary at Administration, Protocol and Territorial Wings and at Foreign Service Academy in the Ministry till January 2000.

Served as Senior Assistant Secretary at General Services Wing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 01 April 2001 to 07 September 2001.

Served in the Deputy High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Kolkata, India, as Second Secretary and later as First Secretary from 15 September 2001 to 08 November 2003.

Served in the Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Seoul, Republic of Korea, as First Secretary and later as Counsellor from 18 November 2003 to 14 August 2005. Also served as Head of Mission in the capacity of Charge de Affaires ad interim (CDA a.i.) from 09 January 2004 to 14 February 2004.

Served as Director (International Organizations), Director (Americas & Pacific and Counter Terrorism), Director (Personnel) and Director (Foreign Secretary’s Office) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 22 August 2005 to 10 December 2007.

Served in the High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Canberra, Australia, as Counsellor from 17 December 2007 to 13 May 2009. Also served as Head of Mission in the capacity of Acting High Commissioner from 20 May 2008 to 03 November 2008.

Served in the High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, New Delhi, India, from 23 May 2009 to 03 November 2010 as Counsellor and then as Minister and Deputy High Commissioner from 04 November 2010 to 23 September 2014.

Served as Director General (Europe) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 01 October 2014 to 16 September 2015.

Served as Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Washington, DC, from 23 September 2015 to 20 November 2020.

Has been serving in Brussels as Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium, Luxembourg and Head of Mission of Bangladesh to the European Union since 28 November 2020.

Participated in many international summits, meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops as a member of Bangladesh delegation including representing the country on different occasions.

Hobbies

Writing and reciting poetry, reading, public speaking, listening to music, and watching cricket.

Personal Information

Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 16 December 1965. Married to Ms. Farahnaz Hossain. They have two sons [Abrar Farhan Saleh (27 years) and Ahmar Farhan Saleh (22 years)].

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