Tabarak Husain

His Excellency
Tabarak Husain
তবারক হুসাইন
Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United States[1]
In office
October 2, 1978 – May 19, 1982
Preceded byMustafizur Rahman Siddiqi
Succeeded byHumayun Rashid Choudhury
Minister of Foreign Affairs as Foreign Secretary[2]
In office
November 15, 1975 – September 6, 1978
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Vice PresidentAbdus Sattar (1977–1978)
Preceded byFakhruddin Ahmed
Succeeded byShah A M S Kibria
Personal details
Born(1924-04-06)6 April 1924
Noakhali, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died29 April 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 94)
Rockville near Washington, DC, United States of America
Resting placeParklawn Memorial Gardens in Rockville
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseUzra Husain
ChildrenRiaz Husain
Jamil Husain
Taher Husain
Parent(s)Maulvi Badiuzzaman (father)
Anjuman Ara Begum (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
London School of Economics
ProfessionDiplomat
AwardsSitara-i-Khidmat (Star of Service) (1968)

Tabarak Husain (April 6, 1924 – April 29, 2018) was a former Bangladeshi career diplomat. He was foreign secretary of Bangladesh from 1975 to 1978. He also held the position of chairman of Sadharan Bima Corporation and Grameen Bank.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Diplomatic Representation for People's Republic of Bangladesh". United States Department of State. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  2. ^ "List of Former Foreign Secretaries". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  3. ^ "Mr. Tabarak Hossain". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  4. ^ "Ambassador Tabarak Hussain". Embassy of Bangladesh, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-01-04.