Preceded by James Dauris Children 3 Spouse(s) Momina Choudhury Role Diplomat | Nationality British Name Anwar Choudhury Profession Diplomat | |
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Full Name Anwar Bokth Choudhury Born 15 June 1959 (age 64) Provakorpur, Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, Sylhet Division, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) ( 1959-06-15 ) Education | ||
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Anwar Choudhury (Bengali: আনোয়ার চৌধুরী; born 15 June 1959) is a Bangladeshi-born British diplomat who is the present UK Ambassador to Peru. He was formerly the Director of International Institutions at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and a High Commissioner to Bangladesh. He will be appointed as the Governor of the Cayman Islands in March 2018, after the term of incumbent Governor Helen Kilpatrick expires.
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- Early life
- Education
- Career
- Grenade attack
- Personal life
- References
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Early life
Choudhury was born in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). His family is originally from Prabhakarpur, Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, and moved to the United Kingdom when he was young.
Education
Choudhury followed an unusual route to the Diplomatic Service; in 1985, he attained a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Salford. Choudhury worked at Siemens Plessey, before entering the civil service as an engineering strategist with the Royal Air Force. In 1995, he graduated with a Master of Business Administration from Durham University.
Career
Choudhury was promoted through the Ministry of Defence, until 2000, when he was recruited by the Cabinet Office, before being headhunted for the position of High Commissioner to Bangladesh. He was succeeded in 2008 by Stephen Evans. When he was appointed as High Commissioner to Bangladesh in 2004, he became one of the first two British ambassadors from ethnic minority backgrounds to be appointed in modern times (the other being Alp Mehmet, who was appointed Ambassador to Iceland).
Grenade attack
On 21 May 2004, Choudhury was targeted in a failed grenade attack, in which he was wounded and two bystanders were killed. The attempted assassination came as he was leaving the Dargah-e-Shah Jalal mosque in Sylhet Division, his home province, following Jumu'ah (Friday prayers). In December 2008, three attackers were sentenced to death and two others to life in prison for the attack.
Personal life
Choudhury is a Muslim. His main interests include folk music of Bengal (baul). He's also passionate about community integration and protection of the UK abroad. He is married to Momina Choudhury and has two daughters. He also has a son from his first marriage. He has three brothers. His hobbies include playing cricket, bridge and Bangladeshi cuisine.
Choudhury has dismissed suggestions of a conflict of loyalty, stating that he would support the English cricket team against Bangladesh (see: Cricket test).