Muhammad Abdul Muhith is going to be the next ambassador and permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.
The government has taken a decision in this regard, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
Abdul Muhith will be replacing Rabab Fatima, who has been appointed as UN under-secretary general.
Muhith, a career diplomat, belongs to the 11th batch of BCS (FA) cadre.
Currently he is serving as the Bangladesh ambassador to Austria and the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN offices and other international organisations in Vienna, with concurrent accreditation as ambassador to Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia.
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Prior to that, he served as the Bangladesh ambassador to Denmark and was concurrently accredited to Estonia and Iceland.
In his distinguished diplomatic career, Muhith served in Bangladesh Missions in Kuwait, Rome, Doha, Washington, DC as well as in the Permanent Mission to the UN in New York and at the ministry in different capacities.
Muhith obtained BSS and MSS in Sociology from the University of Dhaka. He also has a diploma in Arabic language from the University of Kuwait.
