John Gomes is a retired two-star rank Bangladesh Army officer and diplomat.

[2][3] Gomes was an accused in the Assassination of Ziaur Rahman case but was acquitted in 1981 and returned to service.

[1] In 2014, he was criticized by the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry for inviting Menashe Bar-On, Head of Mission of Israel in Manila, to a private dinner.

[5][6] As ambassador he was tasked with returning US$81 million that were smuggled to Philippines after Bangladesh Bank robbery in 2016.

[7] In November 2016, the Government of Bangladesh appointed Asad Alam Siam to replace him as the Ambassador to Philippines.