Shah A M S Kibria, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shah A M S Kibria

Bangladeshi politician

Date of Birth: 01-May-1931

Place of Birth: Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 27-Jan-2005

Profession: politician, economist, diplomat

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Shah Abu Muhammad Shamsul Kibria (known as SAMS Kibria or Shams Kibria; 1 May 1931 – 27 January 2005) was a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat and politician.Joining the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1954, Kibria became the Director General of the Political Affairs department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Between 1981 and 1992, Kibria was Executive Secretary of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Kibria served as the Minister of Finance of the Bangladesh government led by Sheikh Hasina from 1996 to 2001.
He was elected a member of parliament in the general election of 2001. Kibria was assassinated on 27 January 2005 in a grenade attack in his constituency of Habiganj in Sylhet.