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Nahida Sobhan
নাহিদা সোবহান
Sobhan in Jordan (2021)
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Switzerland and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2025
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister
Preceded byTareq Md Ariful Islam
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada
In office
30 May 2024 – May 2025
Preceded byKhalilur Rahman
Succeeded byMd. Jashim Uddin
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan
In office
21 February 2020 – August 2024
Preceded byMuhammad Enayet Hossain[1]
Succeeded byNoor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka (MA)

Nahida Sobhan is a Bangladeshi diplomat. She is incumbent ambassador of Bangladesh to Switzerland and the permanent representative of Bangladesh of the United Nations Office at Geneva since May 2025.[2] She became the first female diplomat representing Bangladesh in the Middle East as she became ambassador to Jordan on 21 February 2020.[3][4] Earlier, she served as the director general of the UN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]

Education

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Sobhan completed her SSC from Agrani Girls' School in 1984 and HSC from Holy Cross College in 1986.[6] 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.[6]

Sohan was trained in public international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in Netherlands.[7] She also obtained a diploma in international relations from the Institute of Public Administration in Paris, France.[7] She is equally fluent in French, English and Bengali.[7][8]

Career

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Sobhan is a career foreign service officer, belonging to 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) foreign affairs cadre.[9] She served in various capacities at Bangladesh missions in Rome, Kolkata and Geneva.[9]

Sobhan was the director general of the United Nations wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[10] She stated that the Murder of Abrar Fahad "was not linked to freedom of expression,” after calling UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo.[10][11]

In February 2020, Sobhan was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan, the first Bangladeshi woman ambassador in the Middle East.[12] She provided aid to the International Committee of Red Cross for earthquake victims in Syria.[13]

Sobhan was appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada in May 2024 and server until May 2025.[14]

Personal life

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Sobhan is married and has a son and a daughter.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Nahida Sobhan made ambassador to Jordan". New Age. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Bangladesh Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva". www.ungeneva.org. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "First Bangladeshi female envoy to Mideast vows to promote women's cause". The Daily Star. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "King accepts credentials of new ambassadors to Jordan". kingabdullah.jo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nahida Sobhan, 1st female ambassador in the Middle East". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Brief Curriculum Vitae of Nahida Sobhan, Ambassador of Bangladesh". amman.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Nahida Sobhan new envoy to Jordan". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Nahida Sobhan new Bangladesh ambassador to Jordan". UNB. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as first female ambassador in Middle East". bdnews24.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Abrar Murder: 'No link with freedom of expression'". The Daily Star. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Diplomats' remarks over Abrar murder unnecessary: FM". The Daily Star. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "First Bangladeshi female envoy to Mideast vows to promote women's cause". The Daily Star. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh hands over relief to Int'l Red Cross". The Daily Star. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Islam Hasib, Nurul (30 May 2024). "Bangladesh appoints Nahida Sobhan as new High Commissioner to Canada". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ↑ মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে প্রথম বাংলাদেশি নারী রাষ্ট্রদূত নাহিদা. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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