Syed Shahed Reza
Syed Shahed Reza | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait | |
| In office August 2009 – July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur |
| Succeeded by | Ashab Uddin |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Syed Shahed Reza is the general secretary of the Bangladesh Olympic Association[1] and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait and Yemen. He is a former president of Dhaka Club.[2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Reza was born on 1 January 1952.[3] He has a bachelor's in political science and a master's in public administration from the University of Dhaka.[4] His father in law, Syed Haider Ali, was a member of the first parliament of Bangladesh from the Awami League.[5]
Career
[edit | edit source]Reza worked for Parsons Corporation in Saudi Arabia working at the Saudi Government Royal Commission for Yanbu Project.
Reza joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 9 June 2009 with the rank of secretary; a part of a series of contractual appointments to top posts by the recently elected Awami League government.[6] Reza was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait in August 2009 for a three-year term.[4] He succeeded Major General A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur.[7] He presented his credentials to the Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October.[8] He worked to issue machine readable passports to the Bangladeshi expat community in Kuwait.[9]
Reza's appointment as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait was extended for one more year in 2012.[4] He was succeeded by Major General Ashab Uddin.[7] He had been in the executive committee of the Bangladesh Olympic Association for 11 years before he was elected general secretary of it in 2012 unopposed.[4][10] He was awarded the National Sports Awards in 2014.[11]
In December 2015, Reza was elected president of Dhaka Club Limited defeating Khandkar Mashiuz Zaman Romel.[12]
In 2021, Reza sponsored Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laurate and founder of Grameen Bank, for an Olympic laurel.[13][14] In December, he was re-elected secretary general of Bangladesh Olympic Association for a third time.[15] While Chief of Bangladesh Army, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, was elected president of the association.[16]
Reza is a director of The ACME Laboratories Ltd.[17] He is a member of the International Relations Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia.[3] Bangladesh High Court appointed him to Envoy Textiles Limited, a subsidiary of Envoy Group, as an independent director.[18] He is the managing director of SMP Trading Co.[19]
In 2023, Reza invited Husain Al-Musallam, president of World Aquatics, to visit Bangladesh which he did in March.[20]
References
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