Jashim Uddin appointed as foreign secretary of Bangladesh

The government has appointed Md. Jashim Uddin as the 27th Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.

A career diplomat, Jashim joined Bangladesh foreign service in 1994.

Jashim, from the 13th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre, served extensively both at home and abroad.

Prior to his appointment as Foreign Secretary, he was serving as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to China with concurrent accreditation to Mongolia.

He also served as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Qatar from 2020 to 2022 and as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Greece with concurrent accreditation to Malta and Armenia from 2015 to 2020.

A student of International Relations, Ambassador Md Jashim Uddin did both his Bachelor’s and Master’s from Dhaka University.

On September 1, the Foreign Ministry bid farewell to immediate past Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, though his contractual appointment was scheduled to end in December this year.