Md. Monirul Islam (diplomat)

Md. Monirul Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy. He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco.

Early life
Islam was born in Brahmanbaria District. He completed a bachelor and master's in Economics from the University of Dhaka in 1985 and 1986 respectively. He completed a second masters in Monash University in 1996.

Career
Islam joined the foreign service cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991. He had served in the Bangladesh Embassy in Spain, Singapore, Canada, and Brazil.

Islam was the consul general of Bangladesh in New York City. He was the Director General of East Asia and Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In December 2013, he was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco.

Islam was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt in May 2020. He was serving as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Ethiopia and concurrently the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the African Union.

In July 2023, Islam was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy. He replaced ambassador Md Shameem Ahsan. Samina Naz was appointed replace Islam as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt.