The high commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan is the top diplomatic representative of Bangladesh to Pakistan. The high commissioner heads the Bangladeshi High Commission in Islamabad. The post was created on 3 January 1976, shortly after Pakistan and Bangladesh established diplomatic relations. Initially, from 1976 to 1989, the Bangladeshi envoy held the rank of ambassador. After Pakistan rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1989, of which Bangladesh was also a member, the post was changed by default to that of the High Commissioner.
The 15th and present high commissioner is Iqbal Hussain Khan, who assumed responsibilities in December 2024. There is also a deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, who serves as the head of Bangladesh's deputy mission in Karachi.
List of high commissioners The following is a list of Bangladeshi envoys to Pakistan along with their tenures:
No. Image Name Took office Left office Notes 1 Zahiruddin 3 January 1976 19 May 1978 2 A.K.M. Nazrul Islam 27 May 1978 9 June 1982 3 Quazi Golam Dastgir 19 June 1982 1 January 1984 4 Abul Ahsan 16 April 1984 22 January 1987 5 C. M. Shafi Sami 28 February 1987 5 October 1991 6 M. Anwar Hashim 22 October 1991 31 October 1993 7 Q. A. M. A. Rahim 3 November 1993 9 August 1998 8 Masum A. Chowdhury 19 August 1998 19 September 1999 9 Alimul Haque 4 March 2000 2 May 2003 10 F. A. Shamim Ahmed 30 May 2003 4 May 2007 11 Yasmeen Murshed 27 December 2007 23 November 2009 12 Suhrab Hossain 29 July 2010 3 April 2016 13 Tarik Ahsan 8 July 2016 26 September 2020 14 Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique 12 October 2020 11 December 2024 15 Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan 12 December 2024 Incumbent
See also
List of high commissioners of Bangladesh to India Bangladesh–Pakistan relations High Commission of Bangladesh, Islamabad Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh, Karachi
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