Former ambassador, freedom fighter Mohiuddin Ahmed dies at 88

He has been buried in his mother's grave at Azimpur graveyard

Former ambassador and freedom fighter Mohiuddin Ahmed has died at the age of 88 in a hospital in Dhaka.

The retired diplomat succumbed to multiple age-related ailments on Sunday evening, his daughter Parveen Ahmed, a journalist and communications consultant, confirmed.

She said, "He was laid to rest in his mother's grave at Azimpur graveyard on Monday morning."

“His funeral prayers were held at Masjid ut Taqwa in Dhanmondi on Sunday night."

Mohiuddin joined the foreign service in 1963 and served in several prominent roles within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or MoFA.

His positions included deputy chief of protocol, director of general administration, additional foreign secretary, and acting foreign secretary.

He served as Bangladesh ambassador to Senegal, with accreditation to Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, and Guinea Conakry.

He was also Bangladesh ambassador to Nepal, deputy high commissioner in London, and worked at Bangladesh missions in New Delhi and Jakarta. He retired in 1999.

The former ambassador defected in favour of Bangladesh while serving as the trade commissioner at Pakistan's Hong Kong mission.

He was also a veteran of the 1952 Language Movement.

After retiring, Mohiuddin served as a director at Janata Bank and Bank Asia.

He also served as a director at Nabil Bank in Nepal and as an advisor to Rangs Group.

Born in Narsingdi’s Raipura, the former ambassador graduated in economics from Dhaka University and earned a master's degree in international relations.

Before joining the foreign service, he contributed as a writer and photographer for the British Information Service and several local publications, including the daily Ittefaq and weekly Begum magazine.

He is survived by his wife, Hasina Ahmed; his daughters, Parveen; and Nasmeen Ahmed, a teacher; and his son, Asif Ahmed, a lawyer, and two granddaughters.