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]
Early life
editRahman 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
editRahman 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]
References
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- ^ "Bangladesh deputy HC fetes circle of friends". Pakistan Observer. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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- ^ "Noor-E Helal new envoy to South Africa". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Pakistan (Karachi)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh). 7 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh mission in Karachi worried about security situation | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Reza, Shameem (2020-06-16). "Saifur Rahman new Bangladesh envoy to South Africa". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "PM arrives in Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS summit | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "PM reaches in Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS summit". RTV Online. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Swazi Observer". new.observer.org.sz. Retrieved 2023-11-15.