Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman

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Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan
Assumed office
25 August 2024

Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman is the 8th and incumbent ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan. [1] He is a former high commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa. [2] He is the former deputy commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan based in Karachi. [3] [4]

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Early life

Rahman did his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature and Language from the University of Dhaka. [5] He completed an MBA from the Nanyang Technological University. [5]

Career

Rahman joined the Foreign Affairs cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in the 15th batch (1998). [5] He had served in diplomatic missions of Bangladesh in France, Kuwait, and Singapore. [6]

Rahman was the director general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for Africa. [5] He was the director general of External Publicity at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [5]

Rahman was the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Karachi from 2015 to 2021. [7] He expressed concerns over security after the Chinese consulate in Karachi was bombed by terrorists. [8] In June 2020, Rahman was appointed the high commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa. [9] In August 2023, he received Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who had arrived to Johannesburg for the 15th BRICS Summit. [10] [11] He accompanied Shahriar Alam, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Eswatini to discuss export of pharmaceuticals. [12]

References

  1. "Résumé of HE Noor-E Helal Saifur Rahman, Ambassador". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  2. "H.E. Noor E Helal Saifur Rahman". pretoria.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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  4. "Bangladesh deputy HC fetes circle of friends". Pakistan Observer. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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  7. "Pakistan (Karachi)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh). 7 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. "Bangladesh mission in Karachi worried about security situation". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  9. Reza, Shameem (2020-06-16). "Saifur Rahman new Bangladesh envoy to South Africa". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  10. "PM arrives in Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS summit". BSS. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  11. "PM reaches in Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS summit". RTV Online. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  12. "Swazi Observer". new.observer.org.sz. Retrieved 2023-11-15.