Ikhtiar Chowdhury

Ikhtiar Momin Chowdhury
ইখতিয়ার চৌধুরী
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines
In office
18 July 2008 – 2012
Succeeded byJohn Gomes
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain
Personal details
Born (1954-08-11) 11 August 1954 (age 70)
Sirajganj, Bengal Province, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Parents
  • Chowdhury Osman (father)
  • Hamida Sultana (mother)
Relatives
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Ikhtiar Momin Chowdhury (born 11 August 1954)[1] is a Bangladeshi diplomat and writer.[2] He served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to multiple countries.[3] As of 2024, he has written 39 books.[2]

Chowdhury was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in the travelogue category in 2022.[4]

Background and career

Ikhtiar Chowdhury was born in 1954 to Chowdhury Osman, a poet and an educationist, and Hamida Sultana in Ramgati village in Ullahpara, Sirajganj in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now in Bangladesh).[2] Ikhtiar studied at the University of Dhaka.[2]

Chowdhury served as the director general of the South East Asia and Parliamentary Affairs, and the External Publicity Wing of Foreign Ministry until 2008.[5] He then served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines and Spain until his retirement.[2][6][7][8]

Books

Jamuna Sampraday - যমুনা সম্প্রদায়

Americar Kiyadangsho - আমেরিকার কিয়দংশ

Pacific e Panch Rajani - প্যাসিফিকে পাঁচ রজনি

Nordan Trip - নর্দান ট্রিপ

Juddhodiner Gerila - যুদ্ধদিনের গেরিলা

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to DUMCJAA". dumcjaa.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e "বাংলা একাডেমির সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন তিন ভাই". www.kalerkantho.com. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ "El embajador de Bangladesh busca mejorar las relaciones comerciales con la Región". www.20minutos.es (in Spanish). 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  4. ^ "15 people to receive Bangla Academy Literary Award 2022". Dhaka Tribune. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  5. ^ "Iftekhar leaves for Yangon today". The Daily Star. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  6. ^ "Madrid Bangladeshis celebrate 44 years of independence". Guidepost Magazine. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  7. ^ Corvera, Ann. "Bangladesh-RP air pact pushed". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  8. ^ "Ikhtiar made envoy to Philippines". The Daily Star. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.