M Shahidul Islam

M Shahidul Islam is a retired Bangladeshi diplomat who served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. He is a former secretary general of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. He is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to France and South Korea.

Early life Shahidul Islam was born on 10 June 1963 in Jhenaidah District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He completed his master's degree in international affairs from the University of Dhaka in 1987.

In 1992, Shahidul Islam was the second secretary at the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata and became the first secretary in 1994. Before this appointment he was stationed as the ambassador of Bangladesh to France.

On 3 September 2020, Shahidul Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. He is also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Colombia. He joined the embassy on 18 January 2021. The government has scrapped his the contractual appointment from 1 September 2022.

Personal life Shahidul Islam is married to Jesmeen Islam with whom he has two children.They are Ayesha Bulbuli Islam and Shajeed Shahriar Islam.