Humaiun Kobir
Humaiun Kobir | |
|---|---|
হুমায়ুন কবির | |
.jpg) Kobir, 2026 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs-1 | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2026 | |
| President | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Foreign Minister | Khalilur Rahman |
| Joint Secretary General (International Affairs) of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2025 | |
| Chairperson | |
| Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 17 February 2026 – 21 August 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1977 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Education | University of Sussex London School of Economics University of Cambridge Leeds Beckett University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Humaiun Kobir is a Bangladeshi politician and former British civil servant who has been serving as the minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh since 2026.[1][2] Humaiun worked in various departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, including within the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice, Mayor of London and the Wales Office.[3][4][5][6][7]
Birth & education
[edit]Kabir was born in Osmani Nagar Upazila, Sylhet. He moved to United Kingdom during his childhood. He earned a bachelor's degree with honors in International Relations from University of Sussex. Later he obtained three separate master's degrees from London School of Economics, University of Cambridge and Leeds Law School.[8]
Career
[edit]He worked as a strategy adviser in the office of Mayor of London. He later served as a cabinet adviser at office of the Executive Mayor of Lewisham.
He worked in British government, first in a team within the Cabinet Office under Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Later, under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, he served as a private secretary to several cabinet ministers and special advisers at Ministry of Justice and the Wales Office.[9][10][11]
Political career
[edit]Kabir was an adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on foreign affairs, disaster management and relief and civil aviation and tourism, with the rank of a state minister.[12][13]
He returned to Bangladesh and became active in politics after the fall of Awami League government on 5 August 2024. Before returning to Bangladesh, he worked from London on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s international strategy and diplomatic relations.[14]
On 22 October 2025, he was appointed Joint Secretary General (International Affairs) of BNP. He was a BNP nomination aspirant for the Sylhet-2 constituency, which covers Bishwanath and Osmani Nagar in 12th general election.[15][16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "PM Tarique Rahman Cabinet Reshuffle | Message: Performance will be watched". www.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Portfolios of Prime Minister's 10 advisers distributed". Prothomalo. 24 February 2026.
- ↑ "Interview | Intelligence Agencies Across South Asia Must Stop Dictating Foreign Policy: BNP Leader". The Wire. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ ""Have to live together, work together": Adviser to Bangladesh PM Humayun Kabir calls India an important regional partner". ANI News. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ https://sylhetmirror.com/2026/08/21/from-london-expat-to-the-heart-of-policymaking-state-minister-humayun-kabirs-political-rise/
- ↑ "Foreign Affairs Adviser". The Business Standard. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-spend-over-500-for-financial-year-2026-27
- ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2026-02-18). "প্রতিমন্ত্রীর মর্যাদায় উপদেষ্টা হলেন 'লন্ডনপ্রবাসী' হুমায়ুন কবির". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ https://sylhetmirror.com/2026/08/21/from-london-expat-to-the-heart-of-policymaking-state-minister-humayun-kabirs-political-rise/
- ↑ "Foreign Affairs Adviser". The Business Standard. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-spend-over-500-for-financial-year-2026-27
- ↑ "PM Tarique Rahman Advisers List With Ministries | Gazette issued: Which ministries assigned to PM's 10 advisers?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ "India denies involvement in ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina's planned speech". Al Jazeera. Anadolu and Reuters. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ "Tarique Rahman's advisor Humayun Kabir has been appointed as BNP's Joint Secretary General (International)". Business in Bangladesh. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ "BNP appoints Humayun Kabir as joint secretary general". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ "Humayun Kabir appointed BNP joint secretary general". Barta 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-08-08.
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