Humaiun Kobir

Humaiun Kobir
হুমায়ুন কবির
Kobir, 2026
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs-1
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 August 2026
Serving with Shama Obaid
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byMohammad Sufiur Rahman
Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office
17 February 2026 – 21 August 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Personal details
Born (1977-10-02) 2 October 1977 (age 49)
Osmani Nagar, Sylhet, Bangladesh
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
EducationUniversity of Sussex
London School of Economics
University of Cambridge
Leeds Beckett University
OccupationPolitician

Humaiun Kobir is a Bangladeshi politician and former British civil servant who has been serving as the minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh since 2026. Humaiun worked in various departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, including within the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice, Mayor of London and the Wales Office.

Birth & education

Kabir was born in Umarpur, Osmani Nagar Upazila, Sylhet. He moved to United Kingdom during his childhood. He earned a bachelor's degree with honors in International Relations from University of Sussex. Later he obtained three separate master's degrees from London School of Economics, University of Cambridge and Leeds Law School.

Career

He worked as a strategy adviser in the office of Mayor of London. He later served as a cabinet adviser at office of the Executive Mayor of Lewisham.

He worked in British government, first in a team within the Cabinet Office under Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Later, under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, he served as a private secretary to several cabinet ministers and special advisers at Ministry of Justice and the Wales Office.

Political career

Kabir was an adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on foreign affairs, disaster management and relief and civil aviation and tourism, with the rank of a state minister.

He returned to Bangladesh and became active in politics after the fall of Awami League government on 5 August 2024. Before returning to Bangladesh, he worked from London on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s international strategy and diplomatic relations.

On 22 October 2025, he was appointed Joint Secretary General (International Affairs) of BNP. He was a BNP nomination aspirant for the Sylhet-2 constituency, which covers Bishwanath and Osmani Nagar in 12th general election.

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Interview | Intelligence Agencies Across South Asia Must Stop Dictating Foreign Policy: BNP Leader". The Wire. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  4. ↑ ""Have to live together, work together": Adviser to Bangladesh PM Humayun Kabir calls India an important regional partner". ANI News. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
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  7. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-spend-over-500-for-financial-year-2026-27
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  10. ↑ "Foreign Affairs Adviser". The Business Standard. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  11. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-spend-over-500-for-financial-year-2026-27
  12. ↑ "PM Tarique Rahman Advisers List With Ministries | Gazette issued: Which ministries assigned to PM's 10 advisers?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  13. ↑ "India denies involvement in ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina's planned speech". Al Jazeera. Anadolu and Reuters. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  14. ↑ "Tarique Rahman's advisor Humayun Kabir has been appointed as BNP's Joint Secretary General (International)". Business in Bangladesh. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  15. ↑ "BNP appoints Humayun Kabir as joint secretary general". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  16. ↑ "Humayun Kabir appointed BNP joint secretary general". Barta 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-08-08.