Syed Hasan Ahmad | |
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Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States | |
In office 28 January 2002 – March 2005 | |
Preceded by | Tariq Ahmed Karim |
Succeeded by | Shamsher M. Chowdhury |
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Luxembourg and the European Union | |
In office 9 September 1992 – 14 August 1996 | |
Preceded by | Kamaluddin Choudhury |
Succeeded by | A.S.M. Khairul Anam |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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]