GENERAL10 Sept 2026
Sheikh Hasina's daughter resigns as WHO regional director amid fraud allegations
Saima Wazed, WHO's South-East Asia director and daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on September 10, 2026. She faced fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities, and had been on unpaid leave since July 2025. She denies the allegations. Her exit leaves the regional office guiding health work across 11 countries without its elected head. Follow official updates, not rumours.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Saima Wazed resigned on September 10, 2026 as the WHO's South-East Asia regional director, a role she took in early 2024 for a five-year term.
- The WHO accused her of financial fraud linked to her travel to China and of misrepresenting her academic credentials, allegations she has denied.
- In her resignation letter she said she had lost trust in WHO leadership and that nearly a year without pay had made her financial situation untenable.
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