Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser

Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser was a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[1][2]

Early life

Kaiser was born in the Dhaka Nawab family.[3]

Career

Kaiser was the ambassador of Pakistan to China in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3] Unlike other Bengali diplomats he choose not to defect to the Provisional Government of Bangladesh.[3] From 1969 to 1972, he was the ambassador of Pakistan to China.[4] He later defected to Bangladesh.[5]

Kaiser was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar in 1975.[6] In July, he was appointed Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations by President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[6] His appointment was cancelled after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed in a coup and he was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to China.[6] He sought a delay in the order due to his wife's heart condition and need of surgery.[6] He negotiated the safe passage of the army officers who killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Thailand and in exchange for release of six Thai fishing trawlers seized in Bangladesh.[6] He was also critical of India's reaction to the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[6]

From 1976 to 1982, Kaiser was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[7]

Kaiser stood for the President of the United Nations 36th General Assembly in September 1981 but lost to Ismat Kittani of Iraq in the third round of voting.[8] He came third in the first round and second in the second round of voting.[8]

In 1984, Kaiser was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to China for a two-year term.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Some More Bengalis, Pre- and Post-1971 | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XIX, South Asia - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. ^ a b c Ahsan, Syed Badrul (2012-03-28). "Old images from a long-ago war". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  4. ^ a b "OP-ED: The Chinese dilemma". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  5. ^ Outlook; a Journal of Opinion. 1972. p. 7.
  6. ^ a b c d e f O'Brien, Terence. "Confidential" (PDF). Network Myanmar.
  7. ^ "Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh to the UN through the Years". Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  8. ^ a b Times, Special to the New York (1981-09-16). "IRAQI IS PRESIDENT OF U.N. ASSEMBLY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-18.