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Bangladeshi diplomat

Nahida Sobhan
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 February 2020
Preceded byMuhammad Enayet Hossain
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka (MA)

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. Earlier, she served as the director general of the UN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Education

Sobhan completed her SSC from Agrani Girls' School in 1984 and HSC from Holy Cross College in 1986. 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. 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.

Career

Sobhan 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. Sobhan was appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada in May 2024 by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Personal life

Sobhan is married and has a son, and a daughter.

References

  1. "Nahida Sobhan made ambassador to Jordan". New Age. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. "First Bangladeshi female envoy to Mideast vows to promote women's cause". The Daily Star. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. "King accepts credentials of new ambassadors to Jordan". kingabdullah.jo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. "Nahida Sobhan, 1st female ambassador in the Middle East". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Brief Curriculum Vitae of Nahida Sobhan, Ambassador of Bangladesh". amman.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. "Nahida Sobhan new envoy to Jordan". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. "Nahida Sobhan new Bangladesh ambassador to Jordan". UNB. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as first female ambassador in Middle East". bdnews24.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. Islam Hasib, Nurul (30 May 2024). "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as new High Commissioner to Canada". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে প্রথম বাংলাদেশি নারী রাষ্ট্রদূত নাহিদা. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 December 2019.


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