Foreign Secretary (Pakistan)
Appearance
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | |
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معتمدِ خارجہ پاکستان | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
Appointer | President of Pakistan |
Term length | 3 years |
Inaugural holder | Mohammed Ikramullah |
Formation | 1947 |
The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: معتمدِ خارجہ پاکستان) is the
Central Superior Services of Pakistan
.
The current Foreign Secretary of Pakistan is Amna Baloch since September 11, 2024. Amna Baloch holds the title of being a second woman Foreign Secretary in the history of Pakistan after Tehmina Janjua.[1]
List of Foreign Secretaries
No. | Name of Foreign Secretary | Entered Office | Left Office |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mohammed Ikramullah | 15 August 1947 | 16 October 1951 |
2 | Mirza Osman Ali Baig | 16 October 1951 | 30 November 1952 |
3 | Akhtar Hussain | 1 December 1952 | 4 June 1953 |
4 | J.A. Rahim
|
4 June 1953 | 11 January 1955 |
5 | Sikandar Ali Baig | 10 October 1955 | 30 June 1959 |
6 | Mohammed Ikramullah | 1 July 1959 | 11 May 1961 |
7 | S.K. Dehlavi | 12 May 1961 | 26 July 1963 |
8 | Aziz Ahmed | 26 July 1963 | 23 June 1966 |
9 | S.M. Yusuf | 24 June 1966 | 1 July 1970 |
10 | Sultan Mohammed Khan | 1 July 1970 | 31 March 1972 |
11 | Iftikhar Ali | 31 March 1972 | 1 January 1973 |
12 | Mumtaz Ali Alvie | 1 January 1973 | 7 May 1973 |
13 | Agha Shahi | 6 July 1973 | 6 July 1977 |
14 | Sardar Shah Nawaz | 6 July 1977 | 29 May 1980 |
15 | Riaz Piracha | 29 May 1980 | 10 July 1982 |
16 | Niaz A. Naik
|
11 July 1982 | 30 May 1986 |
17 | Abdul Sattar | 31 May 1986 | 2 August 1988 |
18 | Humayun Khan | 3 August 1988 | 22 February 1989 |
19 | Tanvir Ahmad Khan | 30 December 1989 | 30 August 1990 |
20 | Shahryar Khan | 30 August 1990 | 29 March 1994 |
21 | Najmuddin Shaikh | 30 April 1994 | 24 February 1997 |
22 | Shamshad Ahmad | 25 February 1997 | 17 February 2000 |
23 | Inam-ul-Haq | 17 February 2000 | 21 June 2002 |
24 | Riaz Khokhar | 6 August 2002 | 14 February 2005 |
25 | Riaz Mohammad Khan | 15 February 2005 | 25 April 2008 |
26 | Salman Bashir | 3 May 2008 | 3 March 2012 |
27 | Jalil Abbas Jilani | 3 March 2012 | December 2013 |
28 | Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry | December 2013 | February 2017 |
29 | Tehmina Janjua | February 2017 | April 2019 |
30 | Sohail Mahmood | April 2019 | 2 December 2022 |
31 | Asad Majeed Khan | 2 December 2022 | 16 August 2023 |
32 | Syrus Sajjad Qazi | 16 August 2023 | 10 September 2024 |
33 | Amna Baloch | 11 September 2024 | incumbent |
See also
- Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
- Establishment Secretary of Pakistan
- Aviation Secretary of Pakistan
- Commerce Secretary of Pakistan
- Foreign relations of Pakistan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
References
- ^ "Amna Baloch takes charge as country's 33rd foreign secretary". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-09-15.