Rebecca Sultana () is a Bangladeshi academic and former civil servant who has been serving as the

first lady of Bangladesh First Lady of Bangladesh () is the unofficial title given to the spouse of the president of Bangladesh. Prominent former first ladies include Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, former prime minister Khaleda Zia and former Leader of the Opposi ...

since 2023 as the wife of

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Mohammed Shahabuddin Mohammed Shahabuddin (born 10 December 1949) is a Bangladeshi jurist, journalist, civil servant and politician who has served as the 16th and current president of Bangladesh since 2023. He was elected unopposed in the 2023 Bangladeshi president ...

. She is the first former bureaucrat to become first lady, and has held roles in both government and education, including as a university professor and advisor in higher education institutions.

Career

Rebecca Sultana joined

BCS BCS may refer to: American football * Bowl Championship Series, a system that selected matchups for major college football bowl games between 1998 and 2013 * BCS conferences, the six FBS conferences with automatic major bowl bids under that sys ...

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. ** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...

cadre as Assistant Commissioner and retired in 2009 as Joint Secretary. She was a professor in the Department of Human Resources Program at Primeasia University and also Chief Advisor of Primeasia University and is serving as the Founder Chairman of Friends for Children Organization.

Personal life

On 16 November 1972, Rebecca Sultana married Mohammed Shahabuddin. They have a son named Arshad Adnan, who produced several Bangladeshi films, including the highest grossing Bangladeshi film ''

Priyotoma ''Priyotoma'' is a 2023 Bangladeshi tragedy romantic drama film. The film was directed by Himel Ashraf, and is the second he has directed. It was produced by Arshad Adnan under the banner of Versatile Media. The film story was written by late F ...

'' (2023).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sultana, Rebecca People from Pabna District First ladies of Bangladesh Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Mohammed Shahabuddin