Nahida Sobhan | |
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Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan | |
Assumed office 21 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Enayet Hossain [1] |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | University 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. [2] [3] Earlier,she served as the director general of the UN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4]
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]
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] Sobhan was appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada in May 2024 by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [9]
Sobhan is married and has a son,and a daughter. [10]
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