The government has decided to appoint Sheikh Sekander Ali, as the next Bangladeshi ambassador to Libya, said a foreign ministry release today.

He is currently serving as ambassador of Bangladesh to Sultanate of Oman since 2013, it added.

Sekander Ali, a career diplomat of 9th BCS (Foreign Affairs), joined Foreign Service in 1991.

In his diplomatic career, he served in Bangladesh missions in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Brussels and Abu Dhabi in different capacities.