Arshad-uz Zaman
Died(2008-04-12)12 April 2008
NationalityBangadeshi
OccupationAmbassador
SpouseVasfiye Kalmuk
Children
Awards Legion of Honour - Knight

Arshad-uz Zaman was an ambassador of Bangladesh and former Advisor to President Badruddoza Chowdhury.[1]

Early life

Zaman was born in Bagerhat District. His father was Khan Bahadur Fazlur Rahman. He graduated from the University of Calcutta. He then studied at the Instituts d'études politiques at Sorbonne Université.[2]

Career

In 1962–1963, Zaman served as the press attaché at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations.[3][4]

Zaman served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Algeria, Senegal, and Egypt. He served in the Organisation of Islamic Conference as the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs.[2][5] His lifelong affection for France and its language, which included his translation of the works of Andre Malraux into Bengali, was recognised by a Legion of Honour award by the French government.[6][2]

After retiring as a diplomat he wrote in a number of Bangladeshi newspapers such as the Janakantha, Dhaka Courier, and The Daily Star. He also worked as the advisor to President Badruddoza Chowdhury.[2] In 2000, he published a memoir called Privileged Witness: Memoirs of a Diplomat.[7] He was a Presidium member of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh.[8]

Personal life

Zaman was serving in the Pakistan consulate in the 1950s and studied Turkish under Vasfiye Kalmuk. He married her and they had two daughter; Jazmin and Amberin Zaman, a Turkish journalist.[9][10]

Death

Zaman died of cardiac arrest on 12 April 2008 at the United Hospital in Bangladesh.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Arshad-uz Zaman laid to rest". The Daily Star. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ambassador Arshad-uz Zaman passes away". The Daily Star. 13 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Permanent Missions to the United Nations. United States Mission to the United Nations. December 1963. p. 22.
  4. ^ Members of Permanent Missions to the United Nations Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities. United States Mission to the United Nations. 1962. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Foreign policy under Ziaur Rahman". The Daily Star. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ "A time for farewell". The Daily Star. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ Zaman, Arshad-uz (2000). Privileged Witness: Memoirs of a Diplomat. University Press. ISBN 978-984-05-1481-6. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ^ "BDB, JSD in favour of 'consensus govt' after election". The Daily Star. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Amberin Zaman babasının vasiyetini yerine getirecek mi". odatv (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  10. ^ "TBMM'de 'Amberin Zaman' kavgası!". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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