Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker

Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar. He was the Principal and later the rector of the Foreign Service Academy.

Education Khundoker earned his bachelor's and master's in English literature and language at the University of Chittagong.

Career Khundoker joined the 10th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service as a foreign affairs cadre. In 2006, he was the counsellor at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Canada.

Khundoker was the Director General (SAARC and BIMSTEC wing) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before that, he served as the Director General of External Publicity at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Khundoker was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar, replacing Md. Shahdat Hossain on 18 May 2013. He attended the launch of the Qatar-based Middle East edition of the Prothom Alo. He secured 50 thousand new work permits for Bangladeshi workers.

In April 2015, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent an inquiry team to investigate some allegations against Khundoker. The Government of Bangladesh recalled Khundoker from Qatar, reportedly amid internal conflicts among Awami League leaders based in Doha. The decision was issued following a directive from the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He organised Mujib Shotoborsho at the academy to mark the 100th birthday of the late President and founding father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He served as the rector of the Foreign Service Academy until March 2021 before being replaced by Ambassador Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury.