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Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan has been named as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He is going to replace Ambassador Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique in this capacity, said the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday (16 July). Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan, a career diplomat belonging to the 20th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) cadre, joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 2001. Currently he is serving as Director General at the Foreign Service Academy, Dhaka. Prior to that, he was serving at the Ministry as Director General heading the West Asia Wing. In his diplomatic career, he has served in different capacities in Bangladesh Missions in Jeddah, London, Moscow and Abu Dhabi. Lastly, he was the Bangladesh Consul General in Dubai. Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the People’s Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) and an Honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the then Bangladesh Institute of Technology (now Khulna University of Engineering and Technology) in Khulna.
Recently, he has completed the NDC course from Bangladesh National Defence College, Mirpur, Dhaka.
Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan is married and blessed with two daughters.