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Abida Islam
আবিদা ইসলাম
Islam in 2025
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom
In office
27 January 2025 – 7 March 2026
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister
Preceded bySaida Muna Tasneem
Succeeded byVacant
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico
In office
June 2022 – November 2024
President
Prime Minister
Preceded bySupradip Chakma
Succeeded byMushfiqul Fazal Ansarey
Ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea
In office
21 December 2017 – 21 August 2021
PresidentMohammad Abdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byZulfiqur Rahman
Succeeded byMd. Delwar Hossain
Personal details
Born
Dhaka, East Pakistan
Education
OccupationDiplomat

Abida Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat who served as the High commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.[1] She previously served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico and South Korea,[2][3] and as the Deputy High Commissioner to India.[4] She also held the position of Director General for Americas Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]

Education

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Islam completed her master's degree in sociology at the University of Dhaka.[6] She has a second masters in foreign affairs and trade at Monash University.[6][7]

Career

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Islam joined the foreign service as part of the 15th Bangladesh Civil Service batch in November 1995.[6][8] She served in the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.[9] She was the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to India in Kolkata from 2012 to 2014.[10][1]

Islam was the director general of Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6] She was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea in July 2017.[6] she inaugurated an corner dedicated to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Yonsei University library with President Seoung Hwan Suh of the university.[11] She supported the launch of the Korean Language translation of The Unfinished Memoirs by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[12]

In July 2021, Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico.[9][13] She was concurrently accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Honduras.[9] She worked to establish Mexico-Bangladesh Virtual Business Platform.[14] Md Delwar Hossain replaced her as ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea.[9] She oversaw the formation of the Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group.[15]

In January 2025, Islam was appointed as the High commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom succeeding Saida Muna Tasneem.[1][16]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "High Commissioner". Bangladesh High Commission, London. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh envoy to Mexico honoured with "Order of Rio Branco" award". The Daily Star. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Int'l Vaccine Institute welcomes Bangladesh as state party". The Daily Star. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nur Hossain will be brought home". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "US lauds Bangladesh's role over Rohingya issue". The Daily Star. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Abida Islam new ambassador to South Korea". The Daily Star. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Govt appoints Abida Islam as new Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Interview With H.E. Abida Islam, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea". Asia Society. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Delwar new envoy to South Korea, Abida to Mexico". The Daily Star. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "A Game of Melodies". The Daily Star. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "'Bangabandhu Corner' established in South Korea's Yonsei University library". The Daily Star. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Autobiography of Bangabandhu translated to Korean". The Daily Star. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Abida Islam appointed new ambassador in Mexico". Prothom Alo. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mexico-Bangladesh virtual business platform launched". The Daily Star. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group formed". The Daily Star. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Abida Islam Appointed as Bangladesh's New High Commissioner to the UK". Voice7 News. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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