M. Riaz Hamidullah

Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah is a Bangladeshi diplomat, currently serving as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. Prior to this, he served as the Additional Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He previously held the positions of Bangladesh's Ambassador to the Netherlands and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Additionally, he served as a Director at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat.

Early life Hamidullah completed his undergrad in economics at the Aligarh Muslim University in 1993. He completed his masters in economics at the University of Dhaka in 1995. From 1999 to 2003, he worked at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.From 2003 to 2005, he was stationed at the High Commission of Bangladesh in India.

Hamidullah served as director of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Secretariat in Kathmandu from 1 February 2008 to 4 July 2011. He replaced Tareque Mohammed and was replaced by Md. Sufiur Rahman. He served till July 2020 and was replaced by Tareq Md Ariful Islam. He was concurrently ambassador of Bangladesh to Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Croatia. He was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Personal Life Mohammad Riaz is married to Sazia Ahmed, and they have two sons.