Tanvir Ahmad Khan

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Tanvir Ahmad Khan
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
In office
30 December 1989 – 30 August 1990
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Prime MinisterBenazir Bhutto
Preceded byHumayun Khan
Succeeded byShahryar Khan
Personal details
Born(1932-06-12)12 June 1932
Government College, Lahore
Brasenose College, University of Oxford

Tanvir Ahmad Khan (12 June 1932 – 16 November 2013) was a career diplomat from Pakistan.[1][2][3]

Early life

Khan was born to the Niazi Pathans of

Government College, Lahore.[1]

Education

Tanvir Ahmad Khan was educated at Government College, Lahore and later continued his studies at Brasenose College, Oxford. At Oxford, Tanvir Ahmad Khan studied English Literature - earning BA Honours / MA degrees. Thereafter, he returned to Government College, Lahore to teach English Literature at his former alma mater, before leaving academia to join government service.[1]

Career

He retired as the

Russian Federation), Paris (France), Tehran (Iran) and Dhaka (Bangladesh). Khan was Foreign Secretary during the Government of Benazir Bhutto (1989–90).[1][3]

Dr. Khan worked closely with Sahabzada Yaqub Khan and enjoyed a close friendship with him.

Diplomatic service and public offices

Khan served as Pakistan's ambassador to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Islamabad (including additional foreign secretary and director general).[2]

Foreign Secretary

Khan served as the 19th Foreign Secretary under the Government of Benazir Bhutto in 1989-90 and twice served as Information Secretary of Pakistan.[2][1]

Death

After retiring, Khan twice served as chairman and director general of the

Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad.[1]

Tanvir Ahmad Khan died on 11 November 2013 at age 81 in Islamabad, Pakistan.[3]

Publications

Tanvir Ahmad Khan's articles on foreign affairs and domestic politics have been published in many major newspapers and journals (number of articles estimated to be well over 500) including The Express Tribune (affiliate of the International Herald Tribune), The News International - Islamabad, The Daily Times (Pakistan), Dawn (newspaper)- Karachi, and Gulf News, (UAE).[2]

News media appearances

Before his death during his long career, he used to appear in numerous TV and radio discussions and programmes concerning foreign affairs and international relations including BBC World Service, CNN, Voice of America, NDTV India, Aljazeera (Qatar), PTV News, Geo News, ARY Digital Network, News One and Aaj News. Khan used to also deliver lectures on foreign policy to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces, civil service and diplomatic corps in Pakistan and at think tanks and universities across Pakistan.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ex-foreign secretary Tanvir Ahmad Khan dies Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 November 2013, Retrieved 31 October 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e f Profile of Tanvir Ahmad Khan on Institute of Policy Studies website Retrieved 31 October 2022
  3. ^ a b c "Transitions: Former Foreign Secretary Tanvir Ahmad Khan passes away". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 16 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan

1989 – 1990 		Succeeded by
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