Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman

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Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman is the high commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa. [1] He is the former deputy commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan based in Karachi. [2] [3]

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Early life

Rahman did his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature and Language from the University of Dhaka. [4] He completed an MBA from the Nanyang Technological University. [4]

Career

Rahman joined the Foreign Affairs cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in the 15th batch (1998). [4] He had served in diplomatic missions of Bangladesh in France, Kuwait, and Singapore. [5]

Rahman was the director general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for Africa. [4] He was the director general of External Publicity at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4]

Rahman was the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Karachi from 2015 to 2021. [6] He expressed concerns over security after the Chinese consulate in Karachi was bombed by terrorists. [7] In June 2020, Rahman was appointed the high commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa. [8] In August 2023, he received Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who had arrived to Johannesburg for the 15th BRICS Summit. [9] [10] He accompanied Shahriar Alam, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Eswatini to discuss export of pharmaceuticals. [11]

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  1. ↑ "H.E. Noor E Helal Saifur Rahman". pretoria.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Pakistani Firms Keen To Invest In Lucrative Bangladesh". Latest Asian, Middle-East, EurAsian, Indian News. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh deputy HC fetes circle of friends". Pakistan Observer. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Noor-E Helal Saifur Rahman next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa". The Business Standard. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Noor-E Helal new envoy to South Africa". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan (Karachi)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh). 7 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh mission in Karachi worried about security situation | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  8. ↑ Reza, Shameem (2020-06-16). "Saifur Rahman new Bangladesh envoy to South Africa". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  9. ↑ "PM arrives in Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS summit | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  10. ↑ "PM reaches in Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS summit". RTV Online. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  11. ↑ "Swazi Observer". new.observer.org.sz. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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