Saida Muna Tasneem

Tasneem started her career at the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1993.^[8]

The Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled Tasneem from her posting to Bangladesh's United Nations mission in June 2004.^[10]

Tasneem was appointed as the ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia on 14 November 2014.^[11] She presented her credentials to then-Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, representing King Rama IX, on 4 September 2015.^[12]

As an ambassador, it was one of Tasneem's priorities to strengthen religious tourism between the two countries.^[13] Md Nazmul Quaunine took over for Tasneem as the high commissioner to Thailand on 23 October 2018.^[14]

On 30 November 2018, Tasneem was appointed high commissioner to the United Kingdom and an ambassador to Ireland and Liberia, succeeding Md Nazmul Quaunine. She was the first woman appointed to the position.^[15][16]

On 1 May 2019, Tasneem attended a reception at Buckingham Palace, where she presented Quaunine's letter of recall and her letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II. During the meeting, Tasneem wished the Queen good health and prosperity, and requested that two forests in Bangladesh (one of which being Lawachara National Park)^[17] be included under the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy. The Queen, in turn, praised Bangladesh's economic growth and empowerment of women.^[18]

On 21 November 2019, Tasneem met the Irish president, Michael D. Higgins, at the Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, Ireland. She thanked Higgins for his support of the Bangladeshi diaspora within Ireland. Higgins admired Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's sheltering of 1.1 million Rohingya refugees.^[19] Tasneem also invited Higgins to open an Irish embassy in Dhaka and to frequently hold bilateral talks to improve relations.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Tasneem was appointed Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). There, in May 2016, she helped table a resolution based on Sheikh Hasina's blue economy policies. It was titled "Regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development". Australia, India, and Sri Lanka co-sponsored it.^[20] After several rounds of negotiations, it passed unanimously.^[21]

Tasneem is also Bangladesh's representative to the International Maritime Organization.^[22]

• On 23 February 2017, at a ceremony in Dhaka, Tasneem was awarded the Atish Dipankar Peace Gold Award from Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah.^[23] She received the award in recognition of her work to promote interfaith dialogue and peace, particularly during her role as high commissioner to Thailand.
• Diplomat of the Year 2022 Award.^[24]