Md. Golam Sarwar is a Bangladesh diplomat and secretary general of

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan ...

. He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia. He is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman.

Early life

Sarwar was born on 1 July 1966 in

Noakhali District Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and officia ...

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Myanmar, wi ...

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. He did his master's in accounting at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Sarwar joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 as a foreign affairs cadre. He was an Assistant Secretary from 1991 to 1996 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was the Second Secretary of the Embassy of Bangladesh to Myanmar from 1996 to 1997. He was the First Secretary at the High Commission of Bangladesh in Malaysia from 1997 to 2000. He was a Counsellor at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Nepal from 2000 to 2002. Sarwar was the Director and Deputy Chief of Protocol from 2002 to 2005 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was the Counsellor in the Embassy of Bangladesh in the United States from 2005 to 2006 and then Minister of the Embassy of Bangladesh in the United States from 2006 to 2008. He was the Consul General of Bangladesh in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2010. Sarwar was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden from 2013 to 2017. He was concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Denmark, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Norway, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Finland, and the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iceland. He served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman from 2017 to 2020. In December 2020, he was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia. Md. Nazmul Islam replaced him as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden. In July 2023, Sarwar was appointed the 15th secretary general of the

, becoming the third Bangladeshi to hold the post since its creation, and succeeding Esala Ruwan Weerakoon of Sri Lanka. Abul Ahsan and QAMA Rahim were the first and second Bangladeshi secretary general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Md. Shameem Ahsan was appointed to replace him as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.

Personal life

Sarwar is married to Taslima.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarwar, Md. Golam Living people University of Dhaka alumni People from Noakhali District High Commissioners of Bangladesh to Malaysia Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Oman Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Denmark Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Sweden Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Finland Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Norway Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Iceland Secretaries General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Year of birth missing (living people)