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 served as the chief information commissioner leading the Information Commission. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines.[2]
Early life
Farooq was born on 10 January 1949 in Bhola, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan.[2]
Career
Farooq joined the 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 Bangladeshi 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 the 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 Md. Golam Rahman.[10]
Death
Farooq died on 20 August 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[11]
References
- ^ "Former envoys remembered". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ a b c "Ex-ambassador Mohammed Farooq dies". The Independent. Dhaka. 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.
- ^ "Former Bangladesh ambassador Mohammed Farooq dies". bdnews24.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Mohammed Farooq new CIC". The Daily Star. 2012-10-16. 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.
- ^ "MRDI suggests amendment to sec-7 of RTI act". The Daily Star. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Few ACC cases are influenced". The Daily Star. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ তথ্য কমিশন. www.infocom.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Ex-Ambassador Mohammed Farooq passes away". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-25.