Gowher Rizvi

Gowher Rizvi
গওহর রিজভী
International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office
11 January 2024  5 August 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byTBA
In office
25 January 2009  29 November 2023
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born (1948-04-28) April 28, 1948
Chittagong, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseAgnese Barolo
Alma materFaujdarhat Cadet College
University of Dhaka
University of Oxford
Websitewww.gowherrizvi.org

Gowher Rizvi is a Bangladeshi historian, scholar and academic. He is a former international affairs adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh. Prior to that he was a MacArthur Fellow in international relations at Nuffield College, Oxford University. He was an editor of Contemporary South Asia and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He held various appointments at Oxford University, the University of Warwick, the University of Canterbury, Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Virginia. His publications cover the disciplines of history, international relations, and public policy.