in Arab studies (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 1999).

[1] In 2006, Łabenda defended at the University of Warsaw, Institute of Oriental Studies his Ph.D. thesis on Muslim movements in the Fergana Valley.

He has been Second Secretary at the Polish Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (2002–2005), deputy director of Eastern Department (2007–2010), ambassador of Poland to Azerbaijan (2010–2014), visiting ambassador of Poland to Mongolia (2015–2018)[1] and, since October 2018, ambassador of Poland to Egypt, with accreditation to Sudan and Eritrea.

[4] Since September 2024, Łabenda is serving as Chargé d'affaires of Poland to Kazakhstan.

He speaks English, German, Russian, Kazakh, Arabic, Uzbek, Azerbaijani and French.