Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood

Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood
মোহাম্মদ সারওয়ার মাহমুদ
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 April 2025
Preceded byF. M. Borhan Uddin
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain
In office
April 2021 – April 2025
Preceded byHassan Mahmood Khandker
Succeeded byMasudur Rahman
Personal details
Born (1969-04-29) 29 April 1969
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood (born 29 April 1969) is a Bangladeshi diplomat and a former ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain.[1][2] He worked with election observers in the 2018 general election.[3] He was the Director General of South Asia Wing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]

Early life

Mahmood has a bachelor's and master's in economics from the University of Dhaka.[5] He completed an MBA at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.[5] He completed the National Defence Course at the National Defence College, Bangladesh.[6]

Career

Mahmood joined the foreign service through the 17th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service.[5] He has served in Bangladeshi embassies in Brussels, and Singapore.[5] From 2010 to 2013, he served at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York City.[7] He was the Consul General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong from April 2013 to June 2018.[7]

Mahmood is an Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies fellow.[5] As Director General of the External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he worked with observers of the 2018 general election.[3] He was the Director General of South Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8]

In February 2021, Mahmood was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain.[5] He was concurrently accredited to Equatorial Guinea.[9] He has campaigned on returning the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.[10]

Personal life

Mahmood is married to Farida Akhtar.[11] They have two kids.[7]

References

  1. ^ Redacción (2021-03-01). "Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood, Bangladesh's new ambassador to Spain". thediplomatinspain.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh seeks Spain's support for Rohingya repatriation". The Daily Star. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  3. ^ a b "'A glowing example for other democracies'". The Daily Star. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  4. ^ "Mr. Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood – Global Business Symposium". Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Sarwar Mahmood appointed new Bangladesh envoy to Spain". The Daily Star. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  6. ^ "Sarwar Mahmood next Bangladesh ambassador to Spain". The Business Standard. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  7. ^ a b c "Biography of Mr. Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood, ndc". madrid.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal to speed up Motor Vehicles Agreement". The Daily Star. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  9. ^ "Equatorial Guinea wants to use Bangladesh's industrial development experience". The Daily Star. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  10. ^ "Bangladeshi ambassador calls for international solution to Rohingyas' return to Myanmar". thediplomatinspain.com. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  11. ^ "Spain-Bangladesh ties getting stronger: DG of Spanish foreign ministry". The Daily Star. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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