Begum Kamrun Nahar

Begum Kamrun Nahar is a former secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. She was the first woman in Bangladesh to become Principal Information Officer. She is a former secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

Early life Nahar was born in Brahmanbaria District. She completed her master's from the Social Welfare and Research Institute of the University of Dhaka in 1983. She has a diploma in journalism from the Press Institute of Bangladesh.

Career In 1984, Nahar joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as administration cadre.

Nahar was appointed the principal information officer at the Press Information Department in February 2017. She was the first woman to hold the position of principal information officer.

On 25 January 2019, Nahar was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

In November 2020, Nahar went on post-retirement leave while serving as secretary at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. They have two children. In June 2020, she contracted COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.