AK Abdul Momen

A. K. Abdul Momen
এ. কে. আব্দুল মোমেন
Abdul Momen in 2023
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Sylhet-1
In office
30 January 2019 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byAbul Maal Abdul Muhith
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAbul Hassan Mahmood Ali
Succeeded byHasan Mahmud
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations
In office
26 August 2009 – 30 October 2015
Preceded byIsmat Jahan
Succeeded byMasud Momen
President of UNICEF
In office
2010–2010
Preceded byOumar Daou
Succeeded bySanja Štiglic
Personal details
Born (1947-08-23) 23 August 1947 (age 77)
Sylhet, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
RelativesAM Abdul Muhith (brother)
Shahla Khatun (sister)
Abdul Hamid (granduncle)
Alma mater

Abul Kalam Abdul Momen (born 23 August 1947), known as AK Abdul Momen, is a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat, and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from January 2019 to January 2024. He served as permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations from August 2009 until October 2015.[1] He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad from the Sylhet-1 constituency at the 2018 general elections.[2] Following his election, he was appointed the minister of foreign affairs by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3]

  1. ^ "Masud Momen new Bangladesh's UN envoy". The Daily Star. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ এ কে আবদুল মোমেন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.