Shamshad Ahmad
Shamshad Ahmad | |
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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 |
Government College Lahore | |
Shamshad Ahmad (
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.
Education
Shamshad Ahmad did his master's degree in Political Science and B.A (Hons) from
Diplomatic career
His diplomatic career includes various posts at the capital of Pakistan, in
As Secretary-General of ECO, a regional cooperation organization headquartered in Tehran, he steered its expansion in 1992 from a trilateral entity (Iran, Pakistan and Turkey) into a 10-member regional organization with the induction of seven new members, namely, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, giving it a new global dimension and fresh regional framework and common socio-economic development strategy.[5]
Foreign secretary
As Pakistan's Foreign Secretary, he managed and executed his country's foreign policy during an extraordinary period of its history that saw the resumption of
Earlier, he signed the June 23, 1997 agreement in
In the aftermath of India-Pakistan nuclear tests in May 1998, he played a key role in promoting mutual "restraint and responsibility" between India and Pakistan, and on the occasion of the Lahore Summit, signed a memorandum of understanding with his Indian counterpart on February 21, 1999, laying down a framework of mutual "nuclear risk reduction" and other confidence-building measures aimed at preventing the risk of nuclear conflict and unauthorized or accidental use of nuclear weapons.[2]
Shamshad Ahmad also held eight rounds of talks with his US counterpart Strobe Talbott from May 1998 to February 1999 on issues of peace and security in South Asia, including nuclear and strategic stability stabilization measures.[8]
Pakistan ambassador to UN
During his tenure as Ambassador to the United Nations, he co-chaired together with Ambassador of New Zealand UN General Assembly's Working Group on Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Development in Africa, and also served as Senior Consultant to the UN on economic and social matters (2002–2003) with particular focus on sustainable development and poverty alleviation.[4] Ambassador Shamshad Ahmad also co-chaired, together with Ambassador Ruth Jacoby of Sweden, the International Conference on Financing for Development held in Monterrey (Mexico) on 18–22 March 2002.
Books
- Dreams Unfulfilled by Shamshad Ahmad, published by Jahangir Books[9][2]
- Pakistan and World Affairs by Shamshad Ahmad, published in 2014 by Jahangir Books[10]
- Pakistan's Foreign Policy Dilemma: A perennial Quest for Survival by Shamshad Ahmad, published in January 2020
References
- ^ a b c Former Foreign Secretaries' list on Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan website Retrieved 31 October 2022
- ^ a b c d e politics: An insider's account (profile and book review of Shamshad Ahmad) Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 September 2009, Retrieved 15 March 2018
- ^ Profile of Shamshad Ahmad Google Books website
- ^ a b c Taliban to receive ultimatum The Washington Times (newspaper), Published 17 September 2001, Retrieved 16 March 2018
- ^ a b c Profile of Ambassador Shamshad Ahmad Khan Institute of Policy Studies website, Published 11 December 2009, Retrieved 31 October 2022
- ^ John Ward Anderson and Kamran Khan (31 May 1998). "Pakistan Again Explodes Bomb". The Washington Post (newspaper). Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ John Kifner (31 May 1998). "NUCLEAR ANXIETY: THE OVERVIEW; PAKISTAN SETS OFF ATOM TEST AGAIN, BUT URGES 'PEACE'". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ The Nuclear Subcontinent: Bringing Stability to South Asia Foreign Affairs (magazine), Published July 1999, Retrieved 16 March 2018
- ^ Shamshad Ahmad's book 'Dreams Unfulfilled' on goodreads.com website Retrieved 15 March 2018
- ^ Shamshad Ahmad's book 'Pakistan and World Affairs' on goodreads.com website Retrieved 15 March 2018