Ambassador Tareque Muhammad joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1999. In nearly three decades, he has served in different capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and in different Bangladesh Missions. He has served in Madrid, New Delhi, Kathmandu, Yangon, Los Angelos and Nairobi previously. Before coming to the Netherlands, he has served as the High Commissioner in Nairobi and as Consul General in Los Angeles.
His professional experience traverses both bilateral and multilateral set up. As the Director (Bangladesh) to the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Kathmandu, Nepal (2011-2014), he contributed in the regional organization to achieve better collaboration. He served in Bangladesh Mission in Delhi, Yangon, and also served as the Director General of South Asia, and Director General of Southeast Asia which accords depth in his understanding of diplomacy in the region. Over his career span, he was deeply involved in negotiating with two crucial neighbors of Bangladesh namely India and Myanmar across a variety of bilateral issues including the Rohingya crisis.
As a career diplomat, he takes interest in history, anthropology, environment, connectivity and human rights. He believes that the aim of diplomacy is to create a better and peaceful world for the future generation.
He obtained a Master’s degree in international studies from the Leeds University UK as a Chevening Scholar (2001). Earlier he had obtained an MBA from Dhaka University’s Institute of Business Administration (1995). His bachelor is in Forestry and Environmental Science from Chittagong University in Bangladesh (1992). After a brief career in the Forest Department of Bangladesh (1995-1999) he joined Bangladesh Foreign Service.
Ambassador Tareque Muhammad is married and blessed with two daughters. In his spare time, he likes to read, travel and spend time with his family.