AK Abdul Momen
A. K. Abdul Momen | |
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এ. কে. আব্দুল মোমেন | |
Abdul Momen in 2023 | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Sylhet-1 | |
| In office 30 January 2019 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Mahmud |
| Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations | |
| In office 26 August 2009 – 30 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ismat Jahan |
| Succeeded by | Masud Momen |
| President of UNICEF | |
| In office 2010–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Oumar Daou |
| Succeeded by | Sanja Štiglic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1947 Sylhet, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | AM Abdul Muhith (brother) Shahla Khatun (sister) Abdul Hamid (granduncle) |
| Alma mater | |
Abul Kalam Abdul Momen (born 23 August 1947), known as AK Abdul Momen, is a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat, and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from January 2019 to January 2024. He served as permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations from August 2009 until October 2015. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad from the Sylhet-1 constituency at the 2018 general elections. Following his election, he was appointed the minister of foreign affairs by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.