Ikhtiar Chowdhury
Ikhtiar Momin Chowdhury | |
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ইখতিয়ার চৌধুরী | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines | |
| In office 18 July 2008 – 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | John Gomes |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1954 Sirajganj, Bengal Province, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Ikhtiar Momin Chowdhury (born 11 August 1954)[1] is a Bangladeshi diplomat and writer.[2] He served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to multiple countries.[3] As of 2024, he has written 39 books.[2]
Chowdhury was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in the travelogue category in 2022.[4]
Background and career[edit]
Ikhtiar Chowdhury was born in 1954 to Chowdhury Osman, a poet and an educationist, and Hamida Sultana in Ramgati village in Ullahpara, Sirajganj in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now in Bangladesh).[2] Ikhtiar studied at the University of Dhaka.[2]
Chowdhury served as the director general of the South East Asia and Parliamentary Affairs, and the External Publicity Wing of Foreign Ministry until 2008.[5] He then served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines and Spain until his retirement.[2][6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to DUMCJAA". dumcjaa.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "বাংলা একাডেমির সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন তিন ভাই". www.kalerkantho.com. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "El embajador de Bangladesh busca mejorar las relaciones comerciales con la Región". www.20minutos.es (in Spanish). 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "15 people to receive Bangla Academy Literary Award 2022". Dhaka Tribune. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Iftekhar leaves for Yangon today". The Daily Star. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Madrid Bangladeshis celebrate 44 years of independence". Guidepost Magazine. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Corvera, Ann. "Bangladesh-RP air pact pushed". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Ikhtiar made envoy to Philippines". The Daily Star. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.