Kathmandu: The newly-appointed Secretary-General of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Golam Sarwar, has assumed office. He began his duties last Tuesday following approval by the SAARC Council of Ministers, as announced by the Kathmandu-based SAARC Secretariat today. 

Ambassador Golam Sarwar is the 15th Secretary-General of SAARC and the third to hail from the Government of Bangladesh.

As a career diplomat, Ambassador Sarwar has served in various capacities both domestically and internationally. Before this assignment, he served as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, and Sweden, concurrently accredited to Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.

Throughout his extensive diplomatic career, Ambassador Sarwar has represented Bangladesh on numerous occasions in various regional and international forums.

Born in July 1966, Ambassador Sarwar holds a Master of Commerce/Business Degree from the University of Dhaka and has received advanced diplomatic training in Germany.