Shamsher M. Chowdhury

Major (Retd) Shamsher M. Chowdhury
Bir Bikrom
Major (Retd) Shamsher M. Chowdhury Bir Bikrom
Ambassador to United States
	In office; 2005–2007
Foreign Secretary
	In office; 2001–2005
Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
	In office; 1998–2001
Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
	In office; 1995–1998
High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
	In office; 1991–1995
Personal details
Born	1950
Spouse	Shahida Yasmin
Parents	Abdul Mubeen Chowdhury (father); Tahmeed-un-Nahar (mother);
Awards	Bir Bikrom
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (Before 1971); Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army; Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1969 - 1975
Rank	Major
Unit	Army Education Corps
Commands	Company Commander of Sector - V; GSO-2 of 21st Independent Infantry Brigade (Later 55th Infantry Division); Adjutant of Sylhet Cadet College;
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Shamsher M. Chowdhury Bir Bikrom is a Bangladeshi diplomat and served as the Foreign Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs from October 2001 to March 2005. He also served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, Germany, Vietnam and United States.

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