Nahida Sobhan

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 byMuhammad Enayet Hossain[1]
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka (MA)

Education

Sobhan 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

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.[8]

Personal life

Sobhan is married and has a son, and a daughter.[9]

References
  1. "Nahida Sobhan made ambassador to Jordan". New Age. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  2. "First Bangladeshi female envoy to Mideast vows to promote women's cause". The Daily Star. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  3. "King accepts credentials of new ambassadors to Jordan". kingabdullah.jo. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  4. "Nahida Sobhan, 1st female ambassador in the Middle East". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. "Brief Curriculum Vitae of Nahida Sobhan, Ambassador of Bangladesh". amman.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  6. "Nahida Sobhan new envoy to Jordan". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  7. "Nahida Sobhan new Bangladesh ambassador to Jordan". UNB. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  8. "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as first female ambassador in Middle East". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  9. মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে প্রথম বাংলাদেশি নারী রাষ্ট্রদূত নাহিদা. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-12-31.


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