Md Shahdat Hossain

Md Shahdat Hossain
মোঃ শাহাদাত হোসেন
Hossain in 2021
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco
In office March 2021 – October 2023
Succeeded by	Mohammad Harun Al Rashid
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 April 2016
Preceded by	Ismat Jahan
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy
In office August 2012 – 31 May 2016
Preceded by	Masud Bin Momen
Succeeded by	Abdus Sobhan Sikder
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar
In office 24 December 2008 – 20 September 2012
Preceded by	M. Maroof Zaman
Succeeded by	Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka
In office 28 June 2006 – 17 December 2008
Preceded by	A. M. Yakub Ali
Succeeded by	Mahbub Uz Zaman
Personal details
Education	University of Rajshahi

Md Shahdat Hossain is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco. He formerly served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy, Qatar, Sri Lanka, and Belgium.

Early life

Hossain completed his bachelors and masters in English Language at the University of Rajshahi.

Career

Hossain joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984 as a Foreign Affairs cadre. He had worked in the High Commission of Bangladesh, New Delhi, Bangladesh Embassy in Egypt and the High Commission of Bangladesh, Islamabad.

Hossain served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka from 28 June 2006 to 17 December 2008. In 2009, he was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar. He signed an agreement with Qatar to import liquefied natural gas to Bangladesh. He worked on the trip of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Qatar to attend the US-Islamic World Forum and the 13th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

In August 2012, Hossain was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy while he was serving as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar.

Hossain was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium in 2016 replacing Ismat Jahan. Abdus Sobhan Sikder replaced him as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy.

In March 2021, Hossain was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco. Mohammad Harun Al Rashid replaced him as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco.

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