Bangladesh has appointed Major General Syed Tareq Hussain as its new ambassador to Kuwait.

Commissioned in 1989, Major General Tareq has served in various staff, instructional and command appointments of the Bangladesh Army. 

Just before being deputed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was serving as senior directing staff at the National Defence College. 

His major assignments throughout his career include commandant of Bangladesh Ordnance Factory, GOC of 19 Infantry Division, and commander of 81 and 72 Infantry Brigades, the foreign ministry said. 

He also served in United Nations peacekeeping missions in Angola and Côte d'Ivoire. 

He obtained graduate degrees from different military institutions across the globe, namely Defence Services Command and Staff College in Mirpur, Bangladesh, Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, India, and US Army War College in Pennsylvania.

He also obtained three post-graduation degrees: a master’s in defence studies from National University of Bangladesh, a master’s in defence and strategic studies from Madras University, India, and another master’s in strategic studies from the US Army War College.