Munir Akram | |
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منير اکرم | |
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations | |
Assumed office 1 November 2019 | |
President | Arif Alvi Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan Shahbaz Sharif Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (caretaker) Shahbaz Sharif |
Preceded by | Maleeha Lodhi |
In office 28 May 2002 – 26 July 2008 | |
President | Pervez Musharraf |
Prime Minister | Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Shaukat Aziz Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Shamshad Ahmad |
Succeeded by | Hussain Haroon |
76th President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council | |
In office 23 July 2020 – 23 July 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mona Juul |
Succeeded by | Collen Vixen Kelapile |
Personal details | |
Born | Karachi, British India | 14 February 1945
Alma mater | University of Karachi |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Munir Akram (Urdu: منير اکرم; born 2 December 1945) is a Pakistani diplomat currently serving for the second time as Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. He had previously held the post from 2002 to 2008, during which time he also served two terms as President of the United Nations Security Council. On 23 July 2020 Akram was elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council,[1] serving from July 2020 to July 2021.[2]