Shamshad Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations | |
| In office February 2000 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Inam-ul-Haq |
| Succeeded by | Munir Akram |
| Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office 25 February 1997[1] – 17 February 2000[1][2] | |
| Preceded by | Najmuddin Shaikh |
| Succeeded by | Inam-ul-Haq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1941 |
| Alma mater | Government College Lahore |
Shamshad Ahmad (Urdu: شمشاد احمد) (born 10 December 1941)[3] is a veteran Pakistani diplomat, international relations expert and an author who served in BPS-22 grade as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan from 1997 to 2000.[1] He also served as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations between 2000 till 2002. Shamshad Ahmad also was the Pakistan's ambassador to South Korea and Iran.[4][2]
He currently writes a weekly column for English daily The News International (newspaper). Before that, he was a regular contributor to The Nation (Pakistan) (newspaper). He also writes occasionally for the Dawn (newspaper) and The Express Tribune (newspaper) – all of them Pakistani newspapers.
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