Md. Golam Sarwar Explained

Md. Golam Sarwar is a Bangladesh diplomat and secretary general of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.^[1] He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.^[2] He is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman.^[3]

Early life

Sarwar was born on 1 July 1966 in Noakhali District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.^{[4] [5]} He did his master's in accounting at the University of Dhaka.

Career

Sarwar joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 as a foreign affairs cadre. He was an Assistant Secretary from 1991 to 1996 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was the Second Secretary of the Embassy of Bangladesh to Myanmar from 1996 to 1997. He was the First Secretary at the High Commission of Bangladesh in Malaysia from 1997 to 2000. He was a Counsellor at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Nepal from 2000 to 2002.

Sarwar was the Director and Deputy Chief of Protocol from 2002 to 2005 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was the Counsellor in the Embassy of Bangladesh in the United States from 2005 to 2006 and then Minister of the Embassy of Bangladesh in the United States from 2006 to 2008. He was the Consul General of Bangladesh in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2010.

Sarwar was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden from 2013 to 2017. He was concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Denmark, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Norway, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Finland, and the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iceland. He served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman from 2017 to 2020. In December 2020, he was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.^[6] Md. Nazmul Islam replaced him as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden.^[7]

In July 2023, Sarwar was appointed the 15th secretary general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, becoming the third Bangladeshi to hold the post since its creation, and succeeding Esala Ruwan Weerakoon of Sri Lanka.^{[8] [9]} Abul Ahsan and QAMA Rahim were the first and second Bangladeshi secretary general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.^[10] Md. Shameem Ahsan was appointed to replace him as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.^[11]

Personal life

Sarwar is married to Taslima.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bangladesh's Golam Sarwar appointed next secy general of SAARC . 2023-10-01 . New Age The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh . en.
2. Web site: 2020-09-07 . Md Golam Sarwar appointed as next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia . 2023-10-01 . The Business Standard . en.
3. Web site: Golam Sarwar new Bangladesh high commissioner to Malaysia . 2023-10-01 . New Age . en.
4. Web site: Biography of H.E. Mr. Md. Golam Sarwar, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402001348/https://kualalumpur.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/The-High-Commissioner . 2 April 2023 . 2023-10-01 . kualalumpur.mofa.gov.bd.
5. News: 13 July 2023 . Bangladesh's Golam Sarwar appointed new secretary general of Saarc . . 1 October 2023.
6. Web site: Report . Star Online . 2020-09-07 . Golam Sarwar appointed next High Commissioner to Malaysia . 2023-10-01 . The Daily Star . en.
7. Web site: Dhaka appoints 2 envoys to Oman, Sweden Daily Sun . 2023-10-01 . daily sun . en.
8. Web site: Bangladesh's Golam Sarwar appointed next secy general of SAARC - National - observerbd.com . 2023-10-01 . The Daily Observer.
9. Web site: Rahman . Anisur . 2023-07-13 . Bangladesh's Golam Sarwar appointed next SAARC Secretary General . 2023-10-01 . ThePrint . en-US.
10. Web site: Ejaz . Raheed . 2023-02-23 . Bangladesh's Golam Sarwar likely to become next SAARC secretary . 2023-10-01 . Prothomalo . en.
11. Web site: Shameem Ahsan next HC to Malaysia Daily Sun . 2023-10-01 . daily sun . en.