A. H. S. Ataul Karim

A. H. S. Ataul Karim (1931/1932 – 28 July 2010) was a Bangladesh diplomat, foreign secretary, and an ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States and Indoneisa. He was also a Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.

Career Ataul Karim served as the chairperson of a meeting of foreign secretaries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries from 28 March to 30 March 1983.

In 1986, Karim served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva.

On 16 August 1988, Karim was appointed the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.

In 1991, Karim was appointed the head of the United Nations Mission in Cambodia, UN Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC), and Chief Liaison Officer. Previously he was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.

Death Karim died on 28 July 2010 at the Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from lung cancer.