Shah A M S Kibria
| Shah A M S Kibria | |
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| Finance Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
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In office 1996–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Saifur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Saifur Rahman |
| Executive Secretary of ESCAP | |
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In office 1981–1992 |
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| Preceded by | J B P Maramis |
| Succeeded by | Rafeeuddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 May 1931 Habiganj, Sylhet, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Died | 27 January 2005 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Alma mater |
Dhaka University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards | Independence Day Award |
Shah Abu Muhammad Shamsul Kibria (known as SAMS Kibria or Shams Kibria; 1 May 1931 – 27 January 2005), was a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat and politician.
Joining the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1954, Kibria became the Director General of the Political Affairs department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 1981 and 1992, Kibria was Executive Secretary of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Kibria served as the Minister of Finance of the Bangladesh government led by Sheikh Hasina from 1996 to 2001. He was elected a member of parliament in the general election of 2001.
Kibria was assassinated on 27 January 2005 in a grenade attack in his constituency of Habiganj in Sylhet.
Kibria was born on 1 May 1931 in Habiganj District, Sylhet Division. His father Shah Imtiaz Ali was a pioneer in the field of primary education in the greater Sylhet region. Kibria studied in Moulvibazar Govt. High School. He graduated in Economics from Dhaka University in 1952. In the same year he was arrested by East Pakistan police for his involvement in the Bengali language movement and was released shortly. After obtaining his master's degree in Economics in 1953, Kibria topped the Central Superior Services Examination of Pakistan government in 1954 and was selected for the Pakistan Foreign Service. He received training for diplomatic service at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston, USA and British Foreign Office in London, UK.
Kibria served in Pakistan diplomatic missions in Calcutta, Cairo, UN mission, New York, Teheran and Jakarta. He was also appointed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad and the Pakistan Embassy in Washington D.C. During the liberation war Kibria was serving as political counselor in the Pakistan Embassy, Washington DC. On 4 August 1971, he along with his Bengali colleagues, quit the Pakistan embassy and declared allegiance to the interim Bangladesh government. He took part in organising a Bangladesh mission in Washington DC, and mobilising public opinion in support of Bangladesh. He also issued a bulletin to inform the international community about the progress of Bangladeshi forces in the war.
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