Akram Zaki | |
Term Start: | 21 March 1997 |
Term End: | 20 March 2002 |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1931 |
Birth Place: | Gujranwala, Punjab, British Raj (present Pakistan) |
Death Place: | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Party: | Pakistan Muslim League |
Alma Mater: | Forman Christian College University of the Punjab The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, United States |
Occupation: | Diplomat, Politician, Human rights Activist, Writer |
Profession: | Career diplomat |
Office: | Pakistan Senator from Islamabad Capital Territory |
Office1: | Minister of Foreign Affairs acting |
Termstart1: | April 1991 |
Termend1: | 10 September 1991 |
Primeminister1: | Nawaz Sharif |
Successor1: | Siddiq Khan Kanju |
Predecessor1: | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan |
Akram Zaki (27 October 1931 - 30 November 2017) was a Pakistani politician. He held the role of senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League[1] and chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Zaki also served as Pakistani ambassador to China, Nigeria, the Philippines and the United States and remained as secretary general and minister of state for foreign affairs during a long career with the Foreign Service that spanned throughout the reigns of Z. A. Bhutto and General Zia Ul-Haq. He was an active contributor to a number of research and social organizations in Pakistan and represented Pakistan at several national and international conferences including United Nations General Assembly, UN Human Rights Commission, Organization of Islamic Conference, Asian Development Bank and more.[2] [3]
Akram Zaki died on 30 November 2017 at Islamabad, Pakistan.[2]