Washington DC
Mr. Muhammad Shafiq Haider is a career civil servant. He joined Commerce and Trade Service in 2009.
He is experienced in economic diplomacy, business conflict resolution, lobbying, international trade negotiations, policy implementation, and advocacy. Prior to his appointment as Counsellor (Trade & Investment) at the Embassy of Pakistan, The Hague, he was working as Deputy Secretary Trade Diplomacy for Europe, Russia and Türkiye at Ministry of Commerce, Islamabad, and served as the focal officer for dealing with all the matters pertaining to EU GSP Plus including implementation of obligations pertaining to 27 international conventions in the domain of Human Rights, Labor Rights, Climate Action and Good Governance.
Mr. Haider served at the Embassy of Pakistan in Seoul, South Korea, as Attache for Community Welfare and Cultural Affairs from 2016-2020. He served as Deputy Director Trade Policy at Ministry of Commerce from 2013-2016 and as Assistant Director Training and Research at Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development from 2010-2013.
He holds an MPhil in Government and Public Policy from National Defence University Islamabad. He has also studied International Trade Law, Economics and Diplomacy at GW Law School Washington DC and World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland.
