Sarwar appointed as new Bangladesh ambassador to Spain

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DHAKA, Feb 22, 2021 (BSS) – The government has decided to appoint Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood, currently serving as Director General of South Asia Wing of foreign ministry, as the next Bangladesh Ambassador to Spain.

Mahmood is a career foreign service officer belonging to 17th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, a Foreign
Ministry press release said here today.

He served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in Brussels, Singapore, New York and Hong Kong in his distinguished diplomatic career.

Mahmood worked for multiple Wings in different capacities in the Foreign Ministry.
He obtained his MBA from the Institute of Business Administration under Dhaka university and also did his masters degree with Honours in Economics from the same University.

He is a fellow of the Asia pacific Centre for Security Studies (APCSS), Hawaii, USA while he completed ‘National Defence Course (NDC)’ from the National Defence College, Bangladesh.