Fakhruddin Ahmed

Fakhruddin Ahmed (1931 – 2 November 2001) was a Bangladesh diplomat and former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.

Early life Ahmed was born in 1931. He graduated HS from Khulna Zilla School in 1946, and attended Khulna Daulatpur College, Calcutta Islamia College, and University of Dhaka. He had a M. A.in International Relations from the University of Dhaka. He had also studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University upon joining the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1954. From 1957 until 1971, he served in different capacities at the Pakistan Diplomatic Missions in Jeddah, New York City, Tehran, Accra and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan in Islamabad as the director (personnel).

From 1986 to 1987, Ahmed served his second term as the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.

Death Ahmed was staying with his daughter in Pittsburgh, United States for cancer treatment in 2001.