Nahida Sobhan is a Bangladeshi diplomat. She is the first female diplomat representing Bangladesh in the Middle East as she became ambassador to Jordan on 21 February 2020.[2][3] Earlier, she served as the director general of the UN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]
Nahida Sobhan | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan | |
| Assumed office 21 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Enayet Hossain[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka (MA) |
Education
editSobhan completed her SSC from Agrani Girls' School in 1984 and HSC from Holy Cross College in 1986.[5] She holds a bachelor of arts (honors) and a master's degree in English literature from the University of Dhaka in 1992 and in 1994 respectively.[5] She was trained in public international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in Netherlands. She also obtained a diploma in international relations from the Institute of Public Administration in Paris, France. She is equally fluent in French, English and Bengali.[6][7]
Career
editSobhan is a career foreign service officer, belonging to 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) foreign affairs cadre. She served in various capacities at Bangladesh missions in Rome, Kolkata and Geneva.[8] Sobhan was appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada in May 2024 by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [9]
Personal life
editSobhan is married and has a son, and a daughter.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Nahida Sobhan made ambassador to Jordan". New Age. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "First Bangladeshi female envoy to Mideast vows to promote women's cause". The Daily Star. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "King accepts credentials of new ambassadors to Jordan". kingabdullah.jo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Nahida Sobhan, 1st female ambassador in the Middle East". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Brief Curriculum Vitae of Nahida Sobhan, Ambassador of Bangladesh". amman.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Nahida Sobhan new envoy to Jordan". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Nahida Sobhan new Bangladesh ambassador to Jordan". UNB. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as first female ambassador in Middle East". bdnews24.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Islam Hasib, Nurul (30 May 2024). "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as new High Commissioner to Canada". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে প্রথম বাংলাদেশি নারী রাষ্ট্রদূত নাহিদা. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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