| Syed Hasan Ahmad | |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Office: | Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States |
| Term Start: | 28 January 2002 |
| Term End: | March 2005 |
| Predecessor: | Tariq Ahmed Karim |
| Successor: | Shamsher M. Chowdhury |
| Office1: | Ambassador of Bangladesh to Luxembourg and the European Union |
| Term Start1: | 9 September 1992 |
| Term End1: | 14 August 1996 |
| Predecessor1: | Kamaluddin Choudhury |
| Successor1: | A.S.M. Khairul Anam |
| Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka (MS) |
Syed Hasan Ahmad (born 1 February 1936) is a retired Bangladeshi diplomat and a former ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.
Ahmad was born on 1 February 1936.[1] He earned in master's degree in physics from the University of Dhaka.[1]
From 9 September 1992 to 14 August 1996, Ahmad served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Luxembourg and the European Union.[2]
Ahmad served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States from January 2002 to March 2005.[3] On 24 January 2003, he met with Michael Garcia, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service, and expressed his concerns over the treatment of Bangladeshi citizens in the United States.[4] He also met with local Bangladeshi community leaders, including Awami League leader Khalid Hasan, to discuss changes in immigration policy of the United States regarding Bangladesh.[5] Ahmad while ambassador wrote a letter to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on 8 December 2003 seeking her intervention in the arrest of a businessman in Moulvibazar, who risked being tortured in custody according to Amnesty International.[6] [7]
In July 2004, Ahmed met with Charles B Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives from New York, to discuss Bangladesh getting duty-free access for the garment industry; point out that African LDCs enjoy duty free benefit but not Asian LDCs.[8]