Mr. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad
A Pakistani career diplomat, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad is currently the Ambassador of Pakistan to the Kingdom of Thailand.
Born on 27 November 1966 in Lahore
Education:
Graduate of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (1991, Electrical Engineering, Gold Medal), and the University of the Punjab, Lahore (1988, Arts, Gold Medal).
Profession:
Asim has held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in Pakistan Missions abroad:
July 2014 to June 2017: Director General (United Nations), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad.
January 2012-July 2014: Minister/Political Coordinator (Security Council), Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, New York.
October 2010-December 2011: Director (Security Council & Human Rights), United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad.
September 2009-September 2010: Deputy Chef de Cabinet of the President of the sixty-fourth session of the UN General Assembly, New York.
August-September 2009:
Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad.
January 2003-August 2009: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, NY.
March-November 2002: Section Officer, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad.
April 2000-February 2002:
Section Officer, Personnel Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
March 1997-March 2000: Second Secretary/Cd’A a.i. Embassy of Pakistan, Niamey, Niger.
December 1996-February 1997: Section Officer, Africa Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
February 1995-February 1996: Section Officer, Europe Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Interests:
Golf, tennis, snooker and cricket.
Asim is married to Asma, and they have three daughters.
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