All members and honorary members of the Association of Former BCS (FA) Ambassadors (AOFA) have expressed their profound sorrow about the sudden passing away of Ambassador Syed Muazzem Ali.
An AOFA press release said, “While we are all deeply saddened at his passing, we would like to celebrate his life and cherish and remember with great affection the memories of our long association with this most beloved member of the AOFA family.”
Ambassador Ali, one of Bangladesh’s brightest diplomats, served the nation with deep commitment loyalty and patriotism, it said.
Born on 18 July 1944 in Sylhet, Amb Ali obtained a Master’s Degree in Science from the University of Dhaka with first class. He joined the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1968. He declared allegiance to the Bangladesh government in exile in 1971, while serving in the Pakistan embassy in Washington.
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He actively worked in mobilizing support for Bangladesh among influential Americans as well as among the expatriate Bangladeshis in the US. Ambassador Ali served in Bangladesh Missions in Warsaw (1977-78), Permanent Mission to the UN in New York (1982-86). New Delhi (1986-88), He served as Consul General in Jeddah (1988-91), as Ambassador in Bhutan (1991-92), Iran (1995-98, concurrently also to Syria, Lebanon and Turkmenistan), France (1998-2000, concurrently also to Portugal).
He also served in many important capacities at the Headquarters at different times and retired as Foreign Secretary in 2001. Subsequently, he was recalled to active service and posted as High Commissioner to India from November 2014 to December 2019.
He attached high importance to the training and mentoring of our young diplomats and devoted considerable effort in this regard. He was a most respected mentor for several generations of Bangladeshi diplomats, who, today, carry the responsibility of representing the country abroad with great success.
We the members of AOFA are truly proud to have been his colleagues, associates and friends.
