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Diplomat and writer from Bangladesh
Ikhtiar Momin Chowdhury
ইখতিয়ার চৌধুরী
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines
In office
18 July 2008 – 2012
Succeeded byJohn Gomes
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain
Personal details
Born (1954-08-11) 11 August 1954 (age 70)
Sirajganj, Bengal Province, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Parents
  • Chowdhury Osman (father)
  • Hamida Sultana (mother)
Relatives
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Ikhtiar Momin Chowdhury (born 11 August 1954) is a Bangladeshi diplomat and writer. He served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to multiple countries. As of 2024, he has written 39 books.

Chowdhury was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in the travelogue category in 2022.

Background and career

Ikhtiar Chowdhury was born in 1954 to Chowdhury Osman, a poet and an educationist, and Hamida Sultana in Ramgati village in Ullahpara, Sirajganj in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now in Bangladesh). Ikhtiar studied at the University of Dhaka.

Chowdhury served as the director general of the South East Asia and Parliamentary Affairs, and the External Publicity Wing of Foreign Ministry until 2008. He then served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines and Spain until his retirement.

Books

Jamuna Sampraday - যমুনা সম্প্রদায়

Americar Kiyadangsho - আমেরিকার কিয়দংশ

Pacific e Panch Rajani - প্যাসিফিকে পাঁচ রজনি

Nordan Trip - নর্দান ট্রিপ

Juddhodiner Gerila - যুদ্ধদিনের গেরিলা

References

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  3. "El embajador de Bangladesh busca mejorar las relaciones comerciales con la Región". www.20minutos.es (in Spanish). 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  4. "15 people to receive Bangla Academy Literary Award 2022". Dhaka Tribune. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  5. "Iftekhar leaves for Yangon today". The Daily Star. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  6. "Madrid Bangladeshis celebrate 44 years of independence". Guidepost Magazine. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  7. Corvera, Ann. "Bangladesh-RP air pact pushed". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  8. "Ikhtiar made envoy to Philippines". The Daily Star. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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