ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced Sohail Mahmood to serve as the country's next foreign secretary replacing Tehmina Janjua set to retire next month.
Mahmood, currently serving as High Commissioner in New Delhi, will assume office on April 16.
He is an alumnus of Columbia University, New York, from where he studied Masters in International Affairs, before completing his Bachelor's degree of Arts in History & Political Science from Government College, Rawalpindi and sought Master's in the same field from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
As per the High Commission of Pakistan in Delhi's official website, other details about the new foreign secretary are listed below:
Training Received
October 1985 : Joined Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP)
1985-1986 : Civil Services Academy, Lahore
1986-1987 : Foreign Service Training Institute, Islamabad
2005 (Sep-Dec) : National Institute of Public Administration, Lahore
2012-13 : National Security and War Course (NSWC 2012-13),
National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad
Positions held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad
1987-1988 : Desk Officer (South Asia Division)
1990-1991 : Desk Officer (South Asia Division)
1995-1998 : Director (Iran & Turkey)
2005-2008 : Director General (Americas)
2009 (Jan-Oct) : Director General (Foreign Secretary’s Office)
2013-15 : Additional Secretary (Afghanistan/West Asia)
Assignments Abroad
1991-1994 : Second Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan, Ankara
1998-2000 : First Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington
2001-2002 : Political Counselor, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington
2003-2005 : Counselor, Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to
UN, New York (Political Coordinator for Pakistan’s delegation to UN Security Council – term 2003-2004)
2009-2013 : Ambassador to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Bangkok
2015-2017 : Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, with concurrent accreditation to Macedonia and Kosovo
Marital Status : Married with three children
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