Mohammad Ziauddin


Mohammad Ziauddin is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the present Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.

Early life & Education

Ziauddin graduated from St Gregory's High School. He completed his Intermediate of Humanities from Notre Dame College, Dhaka; BA Honors and MA in English literature from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Ziauddin served in the Bangladesh High Commission in London; Bangladesh High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya; and Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations. He was the Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy, he was Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chief of Protocol to the Government of Bangladesh.
He served as the Ambassador-at-Large of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 24 November 2009 to 2014. He was afterwards appointed the Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States on 18 September 2014. In 2016 he was appointed the first Ambassador to Guyana. He was also made the first ambassador to Belize.

Personal life

Ziauddin is married to Yasmeen Ziauddin, he has two children.