Mohammed Farooq (diplomat) explained

Mohammed Farooq
Office:Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines
Term Start:December 2000
Term End:February 2002
Birth Date:10 January 1949
Birth Place:Bhola, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh

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 was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.[2]

Early life

Farooq was born on 10 January 1949 in Bhola, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan.

Career

Farooq joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1973 as a cadre of the Foreign Affairs branch. 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]

Notes and References

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