Nahida Sobhan first female ambassador in Middle East

The government has appointed Nahida Sobhan as the ambassador to Jordan, the first female envoy of Bangladesh in the Middle East. A career diplomat from the 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service Foreign Affairs cadre, Sobhan is currently serving as director general of the United Nations Wing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The foreign ministry announced her  appointment on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. Sobhan served in various capacities at Bangladesh missions in Rome, Kolkata and Geneva.

She did her Master's in English literature from Dhaka University. She was trained in public international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands and obtained diploma in international relations from the Institute of Public Administration of Paris in France.