Anwar Choudhury
Anwar Choudhury | |
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Official Portrait, 2017 | |
| Governor of the Cayman Islands | |
| In office 26 March 2018 – 20 September 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Helen Kilpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Martyn Roper |
| British Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | James Dauris |
| Succeeded by | Kate Harrisson |
| British High Commissioner to Bangladesh | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | David Carter |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anwar Bakht Choudhury 15 June 1959 Jagannathpur, Sylhet, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Momina Choudhury |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Salford Durham University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Anwar Bakht Choudhury (Bengali: আনোয়ার বখত চৌধুরী; born 15 June 1959) is a British diplomat of Bangladeshi origin. Through his career, he has served as Governor of the Cayman Islands, British Ambassador to Peru, Director of International Institutions at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and British High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Choudhury has spent much of his life working intimately with the British Bangladeshi community, cementing himself as a respected figure through his many public appearances and charitable work.