The Government has decided to appoint Masud Bin Momen as the next
ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United
Nations, New York, according to the Foreign Ministry announcement of
today.
He will be replacing Dr. AK Abdul Momen, who had been serving as the
Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in New York
since August 26, 2009 with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of
Chile and the Republic of Peru.
Tenure of Dr Momen's contractual appointment was extended for the fourth time and it was expired on October 30.
Masud Bin Momen, who is currently serving as Bangladesh Ambassador to
Japan, is a career diplomat and belongs to the 1985 batch of BCS (FA)
cadre.
Prior to this assignment he had another ambassadorial assignment in
Italy. Besides those assignments, he served in Bangladesh Permanent
Mission in New York, Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and
Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad in different capacities.
Previously, Momen also worked in the SAARC Secretariat as a Director.
Masud Bin Momen obtained MSS in Economics from the University of
Dhaka. Later he completed an MA in International Relations from the
Tufts University, USA. He is married and blessed with two children.