Anwar Choudhury
Anwar Bakht Choudhury (Bengali: আনোয়ার বখত চৌধুরী; born 15 June 1959) is a British diplomat of Bangladeshi origin. He was Governor of the Cayman Islands until he was recalled in June 2018 after less than three months in post. Prior to that, he was British Ambassador to Peru, Director of International Institutions at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
Anwar Choudhury | |
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Official Portrait, 2017 | |
| Governor of the Cayman Islands | |
| In office 26 March 2018 – 20 September 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Helen Kilpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Martyn Roper |
| British Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | James Dauris |
| Succeeded by | Kate Harrisson |
| British High Commissioner to Bangladesh | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | David Carter |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anwar Bakht Choudhury 15 June 1959 Jagannathpur, Sylhet, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Momina Choudhury |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Salford Durham University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
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