Syed Shahed Reza

Reza was born on 1 January 1952.{{Cite web |title=OCA » Mr. Syed Shahed Reza |url=https://ocasia.org/members/155-syed-shahed-reza.html |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=ocasia.org}} He has a bachelor's in political science and a master's in public administration from the University of Dhaka.{{Cite news |date=2013-01-06 |title=Bangladesh - Shimmering Golden Bangla |url=https://timeskuwait.com/news/bangladesh-shimmering-golden-bangla/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Times Kuwait |language=en-US}} His father in law, Syed Haider Ali, was a member of the first parliament of Bangladesh from the Awami League.{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সাবেক সাংসদ সৈয়দ হায়দার আলী আর নেই |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article574453.bdnews |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=bdnews24 |language=bn}}

Reza worked for Parsons Corporation in Saudi Arabia working at the Saudi Government Royal Commission for Yanbu Project.

Reza joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 9 June 2009 with the rank of secretary; a part of a series of contractual appointments to top posts by the recently elected Awami League government.{{Cite news |last=Azad |first=M Abul Kalam |title=Retirees rule admin |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-179291.html |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Daily Star}} Reza was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait in August 2009 for a three-year term. He succeeded Major General A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur.{{Cite web |title=List of Ambassadors |url=https://kuwait.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/Roll-of-Honour |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=kuwait.mofa.gov.bd}} He presented his credentials to the Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October.{{Cite news |last=Bss |first=Dhaka |date=2009-10-30 |title=Kuwaiti Amir keen to visit Bangladesh |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-112088 |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He worked to issue machine readable passports to the Bangladeshi expat community in Kuwait.{{Cite news |title=MRPs for Bangladeshi expats in Kuwait |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/mrps-for-bangladeshi-expats-in-kuwait |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}}

Reza's appointment as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait was extended for one more year in 2012. He was succeeded by Major General Ashab Uddin. He had been in the executive committee of the Bangladesh Olympic Association for 11 years before he was elected general secretary of it in 2012 unopposed.{{Cite news |date=2012-11-27 |title=Pintu, Badal on BOA committee |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-258974 |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} He was awarded the National Sports Awards in 2014.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-10 |title=Questions over selection of national sports awardees |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/more-sports/news/questions-over-selection-national-sports-awardees-3020626 |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

In December 2015, Reza was elected president of Dhaka Club Limited defeating Khandkar Mashiuz Zaman Romel.{{Cite news |title=Shahed Reza made Dhaka |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/27454 |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka}}

In 2021, Reza sponsored Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laurate and founder of Grameen Bank, for an Olympic laurel.{{Cite news |title=Sports bosses blamed for abusing power |url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/304583/?regenerate |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Asian Age |location=Bangladesh|language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Bangladesh Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to get Olympic Laurel |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2021/7/15/bangladesh-nobel-laureate-muhammad-yunus-to-get-olympic-laurel |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}} In December, he was re-elected secretary general of Bangladesh Olympic Association for a third time.{{Cite news |date=2021-12-26 |title=First meeting of newly-elected BOA committee tomorrow |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/other-sports/2021/12/26/first-meeting-of-newly-elected-boa-committee-tomorrow |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}} While Chief of Bangladesh Army, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, was elected president of the association.{{Cite news |date=2021-12-21 |title=Shafiuddin elected as BOA president |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/other-sports/2021/12/21/shafiuddin-elected-as-boa-president |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}

Reza is a director of The ACME Laboratories Ltd.{{Cite news |title=ACME Laboratories approves 25% cash dividend - Business - observerbd.com |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=289062 |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Daily Observer}} He is a member of the International Relations Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia. Bangladesh High Court appointed him to Envoy Textiles Limited, a subsidiary of Envoy Group, as an independent director.{{Cite web |title=Envoy Textiles LTD {{!}} LEED Certified Platinum |url=https://envoytextiles.com/envoy/investors-profile.php |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=envoytextiles.com}} He is the managing director of SMP Trading Co.{{Cite news |date=2015-12-21 |title=Shahed Reza new president of Dhaka Club |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/shahed-reza-new-president-dhaka-club-190195 |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

In 2023, Reza invited Husain Al-Musallam, president of World Aquatics, to visit Bangladesh which he did in March.{{Cite news |title=World Aquatics president arrives today |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/195742/world-aquatics-president-arrives-today |access-date=2023-06-02 |work=New Age |language=en}}

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