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Ms Samina Naz (born 1969) is a Bangladeshi career diplomat  who currently serves as the Ambassador Extra-ordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh to Vietnam since 25 August 2017. She is also the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lao P.D.R. with residence in Hanoi since 06 November 2018. Education: Ms Naz earned a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Dhaka with an Honours Bachelor degree from the same department. She later studied diplomacy at Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey besides joining numerous CPD training and workshops both at home and abroad. She can speak four languages, English, French, Hindi and her native Bangla. Diplomatic career: After joining the Bangladesh civil service foreign affairs in November 1995, Ms Naz served in Bangladesh Embassies in the Hague, the United Nations HQ in New York and as Consul General and Deputy High Commissioner in Mumbai, India. She served as Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka and was responsible for Bangladesh’s relations with the Americas, SAARC and West Asian countries.

Known for her intellectual inclinations, Ms Naz enjoys writing and speaking on a wide range of foreign policy-related issues including security, counter-terrorism, trafficking in persons, disaster management, human rights issues, advancement and empowerment of women, rights of the child etc.

Personal life

Ambassador Naz is married to Ehsanul Haque, a Dhaka based successful businessman and the couple is blessed with two children, twins, Zahra Haque (daughter) and Samin Haque (son), born in 2008.