Her Excellency Nasima Haider | |
---|---|
নাসিমা হায়দার | |
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Cyprus | |
In office January 2009 [1] –January 2010 | |
Bangladesh High Commissioner to South Africa [2] | |
In office July 2005 [3] –January 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Profession | Diplomat |
Nasima Haider is a former Bangladeshi career diplomat. [2]
Haider completer her graduation and post-graduation from University of Dhaka in English literature. [2] [4]
Haider joined Bangladesh Civil Service as (Foreign Affairs) cadre in 1981. [5]
The foreign relations of Bangladesh are Bangladesh's relationships with foreign countries. The Government of Bangladesh's policies pursue a moderate foreign policy that heavily relies on multilateral diplomacy,especially at the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Since its independence in 1971,Bangladesh has stressed its principle of "Friendship towards all,malice towards none" in dictating its diplomacy. As a member of the Non-Aligned Movement,Bangladesh has tended to not take sides with major powers. Since the end of the Cold War,Bangladesh has pursued better relations with its neighbours and other nearby states.
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury was a jurist and the second president of Bangladesh. Besides that,he held the positions of the Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human rights,the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka,the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh and the first Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK.
Liaquat Ali Choudhury is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former High Commissioner to India.
Mohamed Mijarul Quayes was a Bangladeshi career diplomat. He was appointed Bangladesh's ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil in 2014 and high commissioner to the Court of St James's in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2014. Prior to this,Quayes served as foreign secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the government of Bangladesh. He was previously the Bangladeshi ambassador to the Russian Federation and served as high commissioner to the Maldives prior to his posting to Moscow.
Akramul Qader is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. He was the longest serving ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. He had the rank of a state minister in the government.
Saida Muna Tasneem is a Bangladeshi diplomat who has served as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to Ireland and Liberia from November 2018 to September 2024. She is the first woman to hold these positions. She is the incumbent First Vice-President to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) since January 2024. She was formerly the High Commissioner to Thailand and Cambodia and Bangladesh's representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
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.
Tariq Ahmed Karim is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador to the United States and the former High Commissioner to India. He also served as Chairman of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.
Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique is the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal.
Md. Touhid Hossain is a former foreign secretary of Bangladesh and the current Adviser for Foreign Affairs to the Interim government of Bangladesh. He also served as a High commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa.
Mizanur Rahman is a diplomat and the Bangladeshi ambassador to Oman. He is a former Bangladeshi high commissioner to Canada and ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt.
Mahbub Uz Zaman ia a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to China. He is the former secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is the former high commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka and Singapore.
M. Wahidur Rahman is a Bangladeshi diplomat who was ambassador to Kenya and Egypt between 2011 and 2016. He also served as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Cyprus,Mauritius,Tanzania and South Sudan. He also served as permanent representative to UN-Habitat.
Tareq Md Ariful Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva. He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.
Md Shahdat Hossain is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco. He formerly served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy,Qatar,Sri Lanka,and Belgium.
Rezina Ahmed is a Bangladeshi diplomat and ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal. She is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Mauritius. She was the Consul General of Bangladesh in Milan.
Mohammad Sufiur Rahman is a retired Bangladeshi diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva. He is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to Switzerland. He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Australia. He served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to New Zealand and Fiji. He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.