Mohammed Farooq (10 January 1949 – 20 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi Ambassador who had served as the Chief Information Commissioner leading the
Information Commission. He was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.
Early life
Farooq was born on 10 January 1949 in
Bhola
Bhola ( bn, ভোলা) is a town and district headquarter of Bhola District in the division of Barishal, Bangladesh
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East Bengal
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Dominion of Pakistan
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Career
Farooq joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1973 as a cadre of the Foreign Affairs branch.
He had worked at the Bangladesh High Commission in Australia, Bhutan, and Malaysia. He was also stationed in the Bangladeshi consulate in Los Angeles and the Bangladesh Embassy in the United States.
From December 2000 to February 2002, Farooq was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.
On 16 October 2012, Farooq was appointed Chief Information Commissioner replacing Ambassador
Muhammed Zamir. Farooq hosted
Ronald Meinardus, Regional Director of
Friedrich Naumann Foundation
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (german: Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit) (''FNF''), is a German foundation for liberal politics, related to the Free Democratic Party. Established in 1958 by Theodor Heuss, the first pres ...
, in February 2015 in Dhaka. He met with delegates from Management and Resource Development Initiative who had suggestions for improving the Right to Information Act. He called for political commitment to ending corruption in Bangladesh.
On 9 January 2016, Farooq left the Information Commission and was replaced by Professor
Md. Golam Rahman.
Death
Farooq died on 20 August 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
References
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1949 births
2018 deaths
People from Bhola District
Bangladeshi civil servants
Ambassadors of Bangladesh to the Philippines
Chief Information Commissioners of Bangladesh