Education

1994: Masters in International Politics Universite Libre De Bruxelles, Belgium.

1989: Summer Course at the Academy of International Law, The Hague Academy, The Netherlands.

1982: Masters in Mass Communication & Journalism, University of Dhaka, Dhaka.

1979: BSc, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi.

Professional Training

1997: Course on US Foreign Policy at Princeton University, USA.

1988-89: Diploma Course on Diplomatic Relations, IIAP, Paris, France.

1987-88: French Language Training, Vichy, France.

1989: Accounts Management Training, Bangladesh Civil Service Academy, Dhaka.

1987: Foundation Training Course, BPATC, Savar, Dhaka.

1986: Specialized Course at the Foreign Service Training Academy, Dhaka.

Employment Records:

11 February 2015- till date, High Commissioner/Secretary, Bangladesh High Commission to Malaysia.

Dec 2011- 03 February 2015, Ambassador/Secretary concurrently accredited to Ethiopia

Mar 2011- 3 February 2015, Permanent Representative to the OIC

Dec 2010 - 3 February 2015,Ambassador/Secretary Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2008-Dec 2010: High Commissioner/ Additional Foreign Secretary concurrently accredited to Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Mar 2008 - Dec 2010: High Commissioner/ Additional Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh High Commission, Pretoria.

2006 - Mar 2008: Director General (Far East), Director General (Consular& Welfare), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

Dec 2005 - Jan 2006: Director General (Americas & Pacific), Director General (Far East), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

2005: Director General (Far East) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

2003 - 2005: Consul General, Consulate General of Bangladesh, Los Angeles.

2000 - 2003: Counsellor, Minister and CDA, a. i., Embassy of Bangladesh, Rome.

1998-2000: Counsellor, Embassy of Bangladesh, Abu Dhabi.

1996 - 1998: Director (Americas & Pacific) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

1995 - 1996: First Secretary and Counsellor, Bangladesh High Commission, Colombo.

1991 -1994: Second and First Secretary, Embassy of Bangladesh, Brussels.

1989 - 1991: Assistant/ Sr. Assistant Secretary, International Organization, Ministry of Foreign Dhaka.

1986: 21 January, joined the service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1989: Assistant Secretary (Personnel -1) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

1987: Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

Professional Training

1986: Specialized Course at the Foreign Service Training Academy, Dhaka.

9-11 December, 2013 : Participated in the 40th Session of the Organization of Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers meeting in Guinea.

14-15 November, 2012 : Participated in the 39th Session of the Organization of Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers meeting in Djibouti.

14-15 August 2012 : Participated in the Fourth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit organized by the Oorganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

10-12 Mav, 2012 : Participated in the International Conference on Refugee in Muslim World as a member of Bangladesh delegation in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

June 2011 : Participated in the 38th Session of the Organization of Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers meeting in Astana.

2008- Dec 2010: Represent Bangladesh at the Working Group of Heads of Missions of IOR- ARC.

2000 - 2003: Alternative Permanent Representative to FAO, IFAD and WFP.

1987: Commonwealth Senior Officials Meeting held in Dhaka.

1989: LLDCs' Conference held in Dhaka.

1993: EC-SAARC meeting held in Brussels.

Social Activities

Chairman of the Presidium of the Ananaya Academy (an Organization of Literary and Cultural Affairs) 1976-1982.
Publication Writes shorts.

Hobby

Reading, Writing, Listening to music.

Foreign Language

English and French.

Civil Status

Married with two daughters.

Some Clarifications

1. Full Name of the Ambassador/High Commissioner:
Md. Shahidul Islam.
Md. stands for Mohammed, and ISLAM is his surname.

2. Abbreviations:
BCS stands for Bangladesh Civil Service
FA stands for Foreign Affairs
BPATC stands for Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre
SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation