Masum Ahmed Chowdhury

Masum Ahmed Chowdhury (c. 1943 – 19 March 2012) Bangladeshi diplomat. He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Early life

Born c. 1943, Choudhury studied at St. Gregory's High School.[1] He graduated from the University of Dhaka and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[1]

Career

Chowdhury taught history in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and Jagannath College in 1960s.[1] He joined the information cadre after passing the Central Superior Services examination of Pakistan. After the Independence of Bangladesh, he joined the Foreign Service of Bangladesh.[1]

In 1977, Chowdhury served as the second secretary at the embassy of Bangladesh in Kenya.[3]

Chowdhury served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Maldives.[1] On 1 December 1995, he was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka replacing Shamsher M Chowdhury.[4] He served until 12 August 1998 and was replaced by Ashraf ud Doula.[4] He had served as President of the Colombo Plan Council.[5]

From 19 August 1998 to 19 September 1999, Chowdhury served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan.[6]

Personal life

Chowdhury's parents were Ghyasuddin Ahmed Chowdhury and Rafiqunnesa Khatun Chowdhury.[7] Chowdhurys brothers were Faruq Ahmed Choudhury, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and Enam Ahmed Choudhury.[8] He had two sisters, Nasim Hai who was married to Syed Abdul Hai and Nina Ahmed who was married to Fakhruddin Ahmed.[9]

Chowdhury was married to Naseema Chowdhury, who died on 17 December 2022 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. They had two sons.[10][11]

Death

Chowdhury died on 19 March 2012 in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, aged 69.[7] He was under treatment for lung cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[7]

References

1. Shelley, Mizanur Rahman (2012-03-23). "A requiem for an ambassador of loving friendship". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
2. The Colombo Plan Focus. Colombo Plan Secretariat. 1997. p. 9.
3. Directory of Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations. Protocol Department. 1977. p. 23.
4. "Roll of Honour". colombo.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
5. Plan, Colombo (1998). Annual Report. Colombo Plan Secretariat. p. 8.
6. "Roll of Honour". High Commission of Bangladesh in Islamabad. 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
7. "Diplomat Masum Chy passes away". The Daily Star. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
8. "Faruq Ahmed Choudhury passes away". The Daily Star. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
9. "Former foreign secretary of Bangladesh Faruq Ahmed Choudhury passes away". Bdnews24.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
10. "Naseema Chowdhury passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
11. "সাবেক রাষ্ট্রদূত মাসুম আহমেদের স্ত্রীর প্রয়াণ". ঢাকাপ্রকাশ. Retrieved 2024-08-27.