Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Political post
|post = Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Nations
|body =
|flag = File:Flag of Pakistan.svg
|flagsize = 110px
|nativename =
|insignia = State emblem of Pakistan.svg
|insigniasize = 120px
|insigniacaption = Emblem of Pakistan
|flagcaption = Flag of Pakistan
|department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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|alt =
|incumbent = Asim Iftikhar Ahmad
|incumbentsince = 1 April 2025
|style = His Excellency Ambassador
|residence = Manhattan, New York City
|nominator = Prime Minister of Pakistan
|appointer = President of Pakistan
|termlength = 3 years
|inaugural = Syed Itaat Husain
|formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1947|09|30}}
|last =
|abolished =
|succession =
|deputy = Mohammad Aamir Khan Deputy Permanent Representative
|salary =
|website = [http://www.pakun.org/the-mission.php Pakistan Mission – UN]
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The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations ({{langx|ur|{{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.{{Contradictory inline|date=May 2024}} The current holder of the position is Asim Iftikhar Ahmed; prominent previous holders include Munir Akram, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Masood Khan and Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.
List of ambassadors
class="wikitable" |
align=center|Name
!align=center|Entered office !align=center|Left office |
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Syed Itaat Husain
|1948 |1951 |
Patras Bokhari
|1951 |1954 |
Prince Aly Khan
|February 1958 |May 1960 |
Muhammad Zafrullah Khan
|1961 |1964 |
Syed Amjad Ali
|1964 |1967 |
Agha Shahi
|1967 |1972 |
Iqbal Akhund
|1972 |? |
Niaz A. Naik
|1978 |1982 |
Sardar Shah Nawaz
|1982 |1989 |
Jamsheed Marker
|September 1990 |March 1995 |
Ahmad Kamal
|March 1995 |August 1999 |
Inam-ul-Haq
|August 1999 |February 2000 |
Shamshad Ahmad
|February 2000 |May 2002 |
Munir Akram
|May 2002 |September 2008 |
Hussain Haroon
|September 2008 |October 2012 |
Masood Khan
| October 2012 | January 2015 |
Maleeha Lodhi
| February 2015 | 30 September 2019 |
Munir Akram
| September 2019 | March 2025 |
Asim Iftikhar Ahmad
| April 2025 | Imcumbent |
References
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External links
- [http://www.pakun.org/ Pakistan Mission to the United Nations]
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