H.E. Nahida Rahman Shumona

Ambassador designate of Bangladesh to Hellenic Republic Mrs. Nahida Rahman Shumona just completed a 04 year tour of duty as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Brunei Darussalam. She is a senior career foreign service officer who has served in various diplomatic roles over the past two and half decades. 

Prior to her appointment as High Commissioner to Brunei, Shumona held the position of Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heading the Consular & Welfare Wing and the Regional Organisations Wing. She has also served as Chargé d'Affaires at the Bangladesh Embassy in Brasilia, as well as Counsellor/Acting High Commissioner at the Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa. Earlier in her career, she served in Kolkata and Canberra. 

Shumona holds a Master's degree in Diplomacy and International Trade from Monash University, Australia, and Master's and Honours degrees in English Literature from the University of Dhaka. She also received a fellowship in Transboundary Water Law from the University of Geneva.   

She has keen interest in social issues involving children and women, she supports a number of charities for underprivileged children and children with special needs across Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, India and Nepal. She is an avid reader, nature enthusiast and cultural collaborator. She also has interest in interfaith dialogue, sustainable living and gender equality. 

Shumona is married to Additional Secretary (Retired) of the Government of Bangladesh Mr. Aslam Iqbal, and they have two sons.