Biden names Bangladeshi-American Zayn Siddique senior aide to White House deputy chief of staff
The US President-elect Joe Biden has named Zayn Siddique, a Bangladeshi-American, senior aide to the incoming White House deputy chief of staff.
“It’s obviously good news for all the Bangladeshi-Americans,” said former US ambassador Osman Siddique, currently working as a senior advisor in Biden’s transition team.
Zayn is “very talented” and proved himself through his work in different capacities in the US administration, Osman told bdnews24.com on Thursday.
Zayn is the chief of staff for the Domestic and Economic Team of the Biden-Harris Transition. He was also a member of Vice President-elect Harris’s prep team for the 2020 Vice-Presidential Debate.
Biden names Bangladeshi-American Zayn Siddique for key White House position
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Bangladeshi-American Zayn Siddique has been named by President-elect Joe Biden for a key position in the office of the White House deputy chief of staff.
According to a series of new announcements made by the Biden Transition Team on Wednesday, Siddique has been named senior advisor to the White House deputy chief of staff
He becomes the first Bangladeshi-American to be named to a senior position in the incoming Biden administration.
Originally from Bangladesh and raised in New York, Siddique is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School, according to a press release issued by the Biden Transition Team.