Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman

Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan
Assumed office
25 August 2024
Preceded byNahida Sobhan
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa
In office
2020–2024
Succeeded byShah Ahmed Shafi
Personal details
Alma mater

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]

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.
  3. ^ "Pakistani Firms Keen To Invest In Lucrative Bangladesh". Latest Asian, Middle-East, EurAsian, Indian News. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh deputy HC fetes circle of friends". Pakistan Observer. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Noor-E Helal Saifur Rahman next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa". The Business Standard. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ^ "Noor-E Helal new envoy to South Africa". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  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.