AFM Gousal Azam Sarker

AFM Gousal Azam Sarker is a Bangladeshi Diplomat and the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran[1][2]and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon.[3] He is the chairman of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[4] He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden.[5]

Early life

Sarker was born on 8 February 1964.[6] He completed his undergrad in English Literature and masters in English Language from the University of Dhaka.[6] He has a second masters in International Policy and Practice from George Washington University.[6][5]

Career

Sarker joined the foreign affairs cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986.[7]

Sarker was the Director General of Europe and International Organisations wings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8]

In 2014, Sarker was the first Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon.[9] He and the Head of Chancery at the embassy, ATM Monemul Haque, had filed multiple complaints against each other with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9] The Foreign Ministry sent the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt to investigate the issue.[9] The ministry withdraw both men with Sarker being found guilty in the investigation and attached to the ministry as punishment.[9] [10] Sarker was replaced by M Nazrul Islam, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[10] Bangladesh was asked to take action by Lebanon after expatriates blocked the embassy protesting Sarker.[10]

Sarker was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden in September 2010 and presented his credentials to the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf in November.[11][7]

In June 2019, Sarker was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran.[8]

In March 2023, Manjurul Karim Khan replaced Sarker as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran.[12][13] He was appointed chairman of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.

References
  1. "PM asks Bangladesh envoys to strengthen ties with Muslim countries". The Daily Star. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. "Azam Sarker new B'desh envoy to Iran". New Age. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. Correspondent, Diplomatic (2015-01-10). "Govt appoints new envoys to Greece, Lebanon, Turkey". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. "Indo-Pacific Outlook: Dhaka stresses on shared prosperity". The Daily Star. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. "Curriculum Vitae of Mr. AFM Gousal Azam Sarker" (PDF). D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  7. "Gousal Azam made envoy to Sweden". The Daily Star. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  8. "AFM Gousal Azam Sarker made Bangladesh envoy to Iran". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  9. "Govt to call back envoy, counsellor". The Daily Star. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  10. "Ambassador in Beirut to face music". The Daily Star. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  11. "Sweden ready to help fight climate change". The Daily Star. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  12. "Manjurul Karim new envoy to Iran". The Daily Star. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  13. "Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury appointed as ambassador to Iran | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
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