SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q48

Who was the first-ever female secretary-general of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed.

The first-ever female secretary-general of SAARC

Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed 

Who was Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed? 

Ms Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed was the first female Secretary-General of SAARC from 2011 to 2012.  

Current Secretary-General of SAARC: 

Esala Ruwan Weerakoon

SAARC Secretariat: 

Kathmandu, Nepal 

SAARC:-     

SAARC was established on 8 December 1985.

Member States of SAARC: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

SAARC is a regional Asian group founded in 1985 which has 7 members.