Mohammed Farooq (diplomat)
Mohammed Farooq | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines | |
| In office December 2000 – February 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1949 Bhola, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | 20 August 2018 (aged 69) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Mohammed Farooq (10 January 1949 – 20 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi Ambassador[1] who had served as the Chief Information Commissioner leading the Information Commission. He was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.[2]
Early life[edit]
Farooq was born on 10 January 1949 in Bhola, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan.[2]
Career[edit]
Farooq joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1973 as a cadre of the Foreign Affairs branch.[2] He had worked at the Bangladesh High Commission in Australia, Bhutan, and Malaysia.[3] He was also stationed in the Bangladeshi consulate in Los Angeles and the Bangladesh Embassy in the United States.[4]
From December 2000 to February 2002, Farooq was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.[5]
On 16 October 2012, Farooq was appointed Chief Information Commissioner replacing Ambassador Muhammed Zamir.[6] Farooq hosted Ronald Meinardus, Regional Director of Friedrich Naumann Foundation, in February 2015 in Dhaka.[7] He met with delegates from Management and Resource Development Initiative who had suggestions for improving the Right to Information Act.[8] He called for political commitment to ending corruption in Bangladesh.[9]
On 9 January 2016, Farooq left the Information Commission and was replaced by Professor Md. Golam Rahman.[10]
Death[edit]
Farooq died on 20 August 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Former envoys remembered". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ a b c "Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq dies". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq passes away". New Age. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq passes away". New Age. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ bdnews24.com, Senior Correspondent. "Former Bangladesh ambassador Mohammed Farooq dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Staff Correspondent (2012-10-16). "Mohammed Farooq new CIC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Regional Director visiting Dhaka, Bangladesh Office: Regional Director in Dhaka, Bangladesh for Maiden Visit". www.freiheit.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2015-01-19). "MRDI suggests amendment to sec-7 of RTI act". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2014-11-11). "Few ACC cases are influenced". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "তথ্য কমিশন". www.infocom.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ sun, daily. "Ex-Ambassador Mohammed Farooq passes away". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-25.