Mustafa Kamal is a Bangladeshi career diplomat who served as ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman, South Korea and Thailand. He held several senior positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kamal began his professional career in the Bangladesh Army, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1977. He had served in the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict. After more than a decade in military service, he transitioned into diplomacy by joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' protocol wing in 1988.
Throughout his diplomatic tenure, Kamal served in multiple capacities in Bangladesh missions abroad and within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His roles included Minister (Political), Director General, Director, and Counsellor across different missions and wings. He was the Deputy Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2003, Kamal was appointed as Bangladesh's Ambassador to Oman. After completing his posting, the government announced his appointment as the next Ambassador to the Republic of Korea in July 2005. Golam Akbar Khondakar replaced him as Bangladesh's ambassador to Oman. He was the Principal of the Foreign Service Academy fromÃÂ August 2012 to January 2015.
After retirement, Kamal served as an Advisor to Kai-Altech Group and vice-chairman of Center for Science and Technology Diplomacy, based in Berlin, Dhaka, and Florida.