Munir Akram

Munir Akram
منير اکرم
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
Assumed office
1 November 2019
PresidentArif Alvi
Asif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Shahbaz Sharif
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (caretaker)
Shahbaz Sharif
Preceded byMaleeha Lodhi
In office
28 May 2002 – 26 July 2008
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterMir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
Shaukat Aziz
Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded byShamshad Ahmad
Succeeded byHussain Haroon
76th President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
In office
23 July 2020 – 23 July 2021
Preceded byMona Juul
Succeeded byCollen Vixen Kelapile
Personal details
Born (1945-02-14) 14 February 1945 (age 79)
Karachi, British India
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
OccupationDiplomat

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]

  1. ^ "President of ECOSOC". Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ Hub, IISD's SDG Knowledge. "ECOSOC President Offers Preview of 2022 Session | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD". Retrieved 18 October 2021.