Mohammed Farooq (diplomat)

Mohammed Farooq (10 January 1949- 20 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi Ambassador[1] who had served as the Chief Information Commissioner leading the Information Commission. He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.[2]

Early life

Farooq was born on 10 January 1949 in Bhola, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2]

Career

Farooq joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1973 as a cadre of the Foreign Affairs branch.[2] He had worked at the Bangladesh High Commission in Australia, Bhutan, and Malaysia.[3] He was also stationed in the Bangladeshi consulate in Los Angeles and the Bangladesh Embassy in the United States.[4]

From December 2000 to February 2002, Farooq was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.[5]

On 16 October 2012, Farooq was appointed Chief Information Commissioner replacing Ambassador Muhammed Zamir.[6] Farooq hosted Ronald Meinardus, Regional Director of Friedrich Naumann Foundation, in February 2015 in Dhaka.[7] He met with delegates from Management and Resource Development Initiative who had suggestions for improving the Right to Information Act.[8] He called for political commitment to ending corruption in Bangladesh.[9]

On 9 January 2016, Farooq left the Information Commission and was replaced by Professor Md. Golam Rahman.[10]

Death

Farooq died on 20 August 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[11]

References
  1. "Former envoys remembered | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. "Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq dies". Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq dies | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. "Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq passes away". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  4. "Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq passes away". New Age. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. bdnews24.com, Senior Correspondent. "Former Bangladesh ambassador Mohammed Farooq dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. Staff Correspondent (2012-10-16). "Mohammed Farooq new CIC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  7. "Regional Director visiting Dhaka, Bangladesh Office: Regional Director in Dhaka, Bangladesh for Maiden Visit". www.freiheit.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  8. Staff Correspondent (2015-01-19). "MRDI suggests amendment to sec-7 of RTI act". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  9. Staff Correspondent (2014-11-11). "Few ACC cases are influenced". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  10. "তথ্য কমিশন". www.infocom.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  11. sun, daily. "Ex-Ambassador Mohammed Farooq passes away | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
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