Saida Muna Tasneem

Saida Muna Tasneem
সাঈদা মুনা তাসনিম
Tasneem in 2019
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
30 November 2018 – 29 September 2024
President
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Muhammad Yunus (acting)[1]
Preceded byMd. Nazmul Quaunine
Bangladesh Ambassador to the Thailand and Cambodia
In office
14 November 2014 – 23 October 2018
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byKazi Imtiaz Hossain
Succeeded byMd. Nazmul Quaunine
Personal details
BornDhaka, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseTauhidul Chaudhury
Alma mater
OccupationDiplomat

Saida Muna Tasneem is a Bangladeshi diplomat who has served as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to Ireland and Liberia from November 2018 to September 2024.[2][3] She is the first woman to hold these positions. She is the incumbent First Vice-President to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) since January 2024.[4] She was formerly the High Commissioner to Thailand and Cambodia and Bangladesh's representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.[5]

  1. ^ "Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Advisor Of Bangladesh Interim Government: Updates". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "লন্ডনের হাইকমিশনার সাইদা মুনা তাসনীমকে ফেরত আনা হচ্ছে ঢাকায়". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "লন্ডন থেকে ঢাকায় ফেরানো হচ্ছে হাইকমিশনার সাইদা মুনাকে". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "IMO Assembly, 33rd session, 27 November - 6 December 2023". International Maritime Organization. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "HIGH COMMISSIONER - H. E. Ms. Saida Muna Tasneem". High Commission of Bangladesh, London. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.