Tarik Ahsan
His Excellency Tarik Ahsan | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal | |
| In office 5 October 2020 – 25 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ruhul Alam Siddique |
| Succeeded by | Rezina Ahmed |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Suhrab Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Ruhul Alam Siddique |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka | |
| In office 23 October 2014 – 30 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Sufiur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | M. Riaz Hamidullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; and International Institute of Social Studies |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Tarik Ahsan was a professional Bangladeshi diplomat. His last diplomatic assignment was that of Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal since early October 2020. Before this assignment, he was the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Bangladesh to Pakistan since July 2016. Prior to that, Tarik Ahsan had been Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka since October 2014.
Tarik Ahsan's tenure as High Commissioner in Islamabad was marked by tense Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. Despite the odds, Ahsan has made sustained efforts to reduce tension and stabilize the relation between the two countries. He has also reached out to the people of Pakistan to highlight Bangladesh's spirit of war of liberation, its achievements as an independent country and its commitment to peace and development.
While in Lisbon, Tarik Ahsan was making sustained efforts for enhancing Bangladesh-Portugal relations at government as well as people's level.
Tarik Ahsan was also concurrently accredited as Bangladesh Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde as well as Bangladesh High Commissioner to Mozambique, with residence in Lisbon.