Foreign Secretary (Pakistan)

{{Short description|Administrative post of the ministry of Foreign Affairs}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Foreign Secretary of Pakistan

| native_name = {{Nastaliq| معتمدِ خارجہ پاکستان}}

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| insignia = State emblem of Pakistan.svg

| insigniasize = 100px

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| department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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| incumbent = Amna Baloch

| incumbentsince = 16 August 2023

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| residence = Islamabad, Pakistan

| nominator = Prime Minister of Pakistan

| reports_to = Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

| appointer = President of Pakistan

| termlength = 3 years

| inaugural = Mohammed Ikramullah

| formation = 1947

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The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: {{Nastaliq| معتمدِ خارجہ پاکستان}}) is the Federal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary, as in all other ministries of Government of Pakistan, is the bureaucratic head of the Ministry, who is a BPS-22 grade officer of 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.{{Cite web |title=Amna Baloch takes charge as country's 33rd foreign secretary |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/563649-amna-baloch-takes-charge-as-countrys-33rd-foreign-secretary |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}

List of Foreign Secretaries

class="wikitable"
align=center\|No. !align=center\|Name of Foreign Secretary !align=center\|Entered Office !align=center\|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

class="wikitable"

align=center|No.

!align=center|Name of Foreign Secretary

!align=center|Entered Office

!align=center|Left Office

1

|Mohammed Ikramullah

|15 August 1947

|16 October 1951

2

|Mirza Osman Ali Baig

|16 October 1951