Abul Ahsan

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Abul Ahsan
আবুল আহসান
Ahsan at the European Union in Brussels (1977)
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States
In office
25 November 1988 – 17 October 1991
Preceded byA. H. S. Ataul Karim
Succeeded byM. Humayun Kabir
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium and the European Union
In office
30 March 1977 – 14 November 1978
Preceded bySanaul Huq
Succeeded byFaruq Ahmed Choudhury
Personal details
Born(1936-12-01)1 December 1936
Died7 December 2008(2008-12-07) (aged 71)
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
OccupationDiplomat

Abul Ahsan (28 December 1936[citation needed] – 7 December 2008) was a Bangladeshi diplomat. He served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium and the European Union during 1977–1978.[1]

Education

Abul Ahsan secured first class in M.A in economics from the

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (1962). He stood first in the Civil and Foreign Services examination of Pakistan and joined the Foreign Service in 1961 and held several diplomatic positions. He completed his secondary school certificate from Noakhali Zilla School.[citation needed
]

Career

After Bangladesh's independence, Ahsan served in the Bangladeshi Foreign Service for 34 years, ending his career as the Bangladeshi Ambassador to Washington, DC. He served as the country's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador to Poland, Italy, Pakistan

as well as Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh (1989–91). He was one of the 15 members of the Council of Eminent Persons established by the Summit meeting of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) in 1994 to report on the working of the specialized bodies of the organization. From 1996 to 1999, he served as a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Ahsan served as vice-president at the Independent University Bangladesh . He was chairperson of the Fair Election Monitoring Alliance (FEMA) and was involved in governance and election-related activities for several years, and also held the position of President of Center for Democracy a citizen's organization devoted to the promotion of good governance and democracy.[citation needed]

Ahsan represented Bangladesh at a large number of meetings and conferences including UN General Assembly and Security Council Sessions, Summit and Ministerial level meetings of the Commonwealth, the Non-aligned Movement and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).[citation needed]

Ahsan is the author of the book SAARC: A Perspective and jointly edited two publications by Independent University Bangladesh entitled Education in a Rapidly Changing World: Focus on Bangladesh and Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh. He co-chaired a study conducted by the Asia Foundation which was published in 2004 under the title America's role in Asia.[citation needed]

Ahsan died on 7 December 2008 after going into cardiac arrest.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Former ambassadors". www.bangladesh-embassy.be. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". High Commission of Bangladesh in Islamabad. 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "List of Former Secretaties". South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ^ "First SAARC head Abul Ahsan dies". bdnews24.com. 7 December 2008.