Nahida Sobhan is a Bangladeshi diplomat who is Bangladesh's first female diplomat in the Middle East. She became Ambassador to Jordan on January 1, 2020. Earlier, she served as the director general of the UN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

Education

Sobhan holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) and a master's degree in English literature from the University of Dhaka. She was trained in public international law at The Academy of International Law in The Hague, 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.[2][3]

Career

Sobhan is a career foreign service officer, belonging to 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) foreign affairs cadre. Sobhan served in various capacities at Bangladesh missions in Rome, Kolkata and Geneva.[4]

Personal life

Nahida Sobhan is married and is the mother of two children.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nahida Sobhan, 1st female ambassador in the Middle East". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. ↑ "Nahida Sobhan new envoy to Jordan". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Nahida Sobhan new Bangladesh ambassador to Jordan". UNB. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as first female ambassador in Middle East". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. ↑ মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে প্রথম বাংলাদেশি নারী রাষ্ট্রদূত নাহিদা. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-12-31.


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