His Excellency Tarik Ahsan | |
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Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal | |
In office 5 October 2020 – 25 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ruhul Alam Siddique |
Succeeded by | Rezina Ahmed |
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan | |
In office 8 July 2016 – 26 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Suhrab Hossain |
Succeeded by | Ruhul Alam Siddique |
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka | |
In office 23 October 2014 – 30 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Sufiur Rahman |
Succeeded by | M. Riaz Hamidullah |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; and International Institute of Social Studies |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Tarik Ahsan was a professional Bangladeshi diplomat. His last diplomatic assignment was that of Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal since early October 2020.[1] Before this assignment, he was the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Bangladesh to Pakistan since July 2016.[2] Prior to that, Tarik Ahsan had been Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka since October 2014.[3]
Tarik Ahsan's tenure as High Commissioner in Islamabad was marked by tense Bangladesh-Pakistan relations.[4] Despite the odds, Ahsan has made sustained efforts to reduce tension and stabilize the relation between the two countries.[5] He has also reached out to the people of Pakistan to highlight Bangladesh's spirit of war of liberation, its achievements as an independent country and its commitment to peace and development.[6][7]
While in Lisbon, Tarik Ahsan was making sustained efforts for enhancing Bangladesh-Portugal relations at government as well as people's level.[8][9]
Tarik Ahsan was also concurrently accredited as Bangladesh Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde[10] as well as Bangladesh High Commissioner to Mozambique, with residence in Lisbon.