Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations explained

Post:Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Nations
Flag:File:Flag of Pakistan.svg
Flagsize:110px
Insignia:State emblem of Pakistan.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Pakistan
Flagcaption:Flag of Pakistan
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Munir Akram
Incumbentsince:30 November 2019
Style:His Excellency Ambassador
Residence:Manhattan, New York City
Nominator:Prime Minister of Pakistan
Appointer:President of Pakistan
Termlength:3 years
Inaugural:Patras Bokhari
Deputy:Mohammad Aamir Khan Deputy Permanent Representative
Website:Pakistan Mission – UN

The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations (Urdu: {{nq|اقوام متحدہ میں پاکستان کا مستقل مندوب) is Pakistan's diplomatic representative to the United Nations (UN). The permanent Representative (UN ambassador) is the head of Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York, there is another Pakistani Mission based at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland.

The mission is usually headed by a career foreign service officer, but has historically been led by an eminent personalities from business, media, law and other areas and are usually political appointees. The current holder of the position is Munir Akram; prominent previous holders include Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Masood Khan and Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.

List of ambassadors

NameEntered officeLeft office
Syed Itaat Husain1948 1951
Patras Bokhari19511954
Prince Aly KhanFebruary 1958May 1960
Muhammad Zafrullah Khan19611964
Syed Amjad Ali19641967
Agha Shahi19671972
Iqbal Akhund1972 ?
Niaz A. Naik1978 1982
Sardar Shah Nawaz1982 1989
Jamsheed MarkerSeptember 1990March 1995
Ahmad KamalMarch 1995August 1999
Inam-ul-HaqAugust 1999February 2000
Shamshad AhmadFebruary 2000May 2002
Munir AkramMay 2002September 2008
Hussain HaroonSeptember 2008October 2012
Masood KhanOctober 2012January 2015
February 201530 September 2019
September 2019incumbent[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In major reshuffle, Munir Akram to replace Maleeha Lodhi as Pakistan's envoy to UN. 30 September 2019.