Tabarak Husain

His Excellency Tabarak Husain
তবারক হুসাইন
Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United States[1]
In office October 2, 1978 – May 19, 1982
Preceded by	Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi
Succeeded by	Humayun Rashid Choudhury
Minister of Foreign Affairs as Foreign Secretary[2]
In office November 15, 1975 – September 6, 1978
President	Ziaur Rahman
Vice President	Abdus Sattar (1977-1978)
Preceded by	Fakhruddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Shah A M S Kibria
Personal details
Born	6 April 1924 Noakhali, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Spouse(s)	Uzra Husain
Children	Riaz Husain Jamil Husain Taher Husain
Parents	Maulvi Badiuzzaman (father) Anjuman Ara Begum (mother)
Alma mater	University of Dhaka London School of Economics
Profession	Diplomat
Religion	Islam
Awards	Sitara-i-Khidmat (Star of Service) (1968)

Tabarak Husain (born April 6, 1924) is a former Bangladeshi career diplomat. He was foreign secretary of Bangladesh from 1975 to 1978. He also held the position of chairman of Sadharan Bima Corporation and Grameen Bank.^[3][4]

Early life and education

Husain completed his undergraduate degree and post graduation in Economics from University of Dhaka in 1942.^[3] He then obtained his postgraduate degree in International Relations from London School of Economics, United Kingdom in 1949.^[4][5]

Personal life

Husain married Uzra Husain (d. 2011), daughter of Justice Amin Ahmed. Several of Uzra's sisters were married to Pakistani foreign service officers.^[6] They had three sons Riaz Husain, Jamil Husain and Taher Husain.^[7]

Career

Pakistan period

Husain joined the Pakistan Foreign Service as a member of the first regular batch in 1949.^[3] He served in different positions in the Pakistan diplomatic missions in India, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Thailand. He was acting high commissioner of Pakistan in New Delhi from 1961 to 1964.^[5] In 1968, he was appointed as director general in the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Ambassadorial rank.^[8] He was appointed as ambassador to Algeria in 1971 but due to Independence movement of Bangladesh, he was detained in Karachi, Pakistan.^[9] He accompanied Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on a state delegation to Peking (present Beijing) in November 1971.^[10]

Bangladesh period

Husain was repatriated from Pakistan in late 1973.^[11] Since then he worked in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various positions. He was reportedly selected to be Bangladesh's ambassador to Cairo before the coup of august 15.^[6] He served as Foreign Secretary, of Government of Bangladesh from 15 November 1975 to 6 September 1978. During the period, he visited summit level meetings in nine countries on bilateral visits. He also visited Moscow twice in November 1975^[12] and 1976 as a single member delegation to discuss bilateral issues. For the period of 1978-1982, He was ambassador of Bangladesh to United States of America.^[4] In his tenure, President Ziaur Rahman visited in United States in 1980.^[13]

Later, he was the chairman of Sadharan Bima Corporation from 1995 to 1996 and Grameen Bank from 2003^[14] to 2010.^[15]

Writing

Husain authored "Serving the Nation: Reflections of Bangladesh Diplomats", a compilation of the memoirs of 43 career diplomats.^[5][16]

Awards

Husain was awarded the Sitara-i-Khidmat (Star of Service) honor by Pakistan in 1968.

See also

• Abul Ahsan
• Hosen Ali
• Humayun Rashid Choudhury
• Farooq Sobhan

References

1. "Diplomatic Representation for People's Republic of Bangladesh". United States Department of State. 2014-08-14. Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
2. "List of Former Foreign Secretaries". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
3. "Mr. Tabarak Hossain". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
4. "Ambassador Tabarak Hussain". Embassy of Bangladesh, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
5. S. Khan, Shayan (2015-04-09). "Served with distinction". Dhaka Courier. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
6. "NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY APPOINTED". Wikileaks. 1975-11-17. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
7. Hossaini, Wahed (2011-11-26). "UZRA HUSAIN JANAZA : SUNDAY AT MCC". Yahoo! Groups. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
8. Amjad Hossain, Mohammad (2015-11-13). "Remembering Ambassador Fakhruddin Ahmed". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka: Remembering Ambassador Fakhruddin Ahmed. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
9. "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE" (Press release). Eastern Illinois University. 1981-11-06. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
10. Badrul Ahsan, Syed (2012-12-30). "The Story of December 1971". Forum. Dhaka: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
11. "DETENTION OF BENGALEES IN PAKISTAN". Wikileaks. 1973-05-11. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
12. "FOREIGN SECRETARY ON BRIEF VISIT TO MOSCOW". Wikileaks. 1975-12-17. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
13. "Meeting With President Ziaur of Bangladesh Joint Statement" (Press release). The American Presidency Project. 1980-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
14. Hossain, Afif; Neng, Bama Nazarius. "The role of Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility in Business expansion: The Case of Grameen Bank" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-01-04.
15. "Grameen bins Muhith claims". The Daily Star. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
16. Alam, Shahid (2015-02-02). "Reminiscences of Foreign Office Mandarins". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2016-01-04.

External links

• Interview with Tabarak Hossain, in Voice of America Bangla, 21.10.2006.
• List of Ambassadors of Bangladesh in United States of America.