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Pakistan Ambassador To The United States
The Pakistan Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the Pakistan Embassy, Washington, D.C. and Pakistan's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States of America. Masood Khan is the current ambassador to the United States. History The embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C. was built on 28 August 1947, when Pakistan attained independence from Great Britain and separated from India to form the ''Dominion of Pakistan''. From the onset, Pakistan adopted a pro-American policy, with relations taking an upturn in 1954 when Pakistan signed several defense pacts with the United States- first the SEATO and then CENTO in 1955. Their relations were soured because of the subsequent Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971, but were rejuvenated due to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the ensuing covert war of 1980–88. Pakistan's secret nuclear programme led the US to impose sanctions on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Emblem Of Pakistan
The state emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954 and symbolizes Pakistan's ideological foundation, the basis of its economy, its cultural heritage and its guiding principles. Design The four components of the emblem are a crescent and star crest above a shield, which is surrounded by a wreath, below which is a scroll. The crest and the green colour of the emblem are traditional symbols of Islam. The quartered shield in the centre shows cotton, wheat, tea and jute, which were the major crops of Pakistan at independence and are shown in a form of shield and signify as the main agricultural base for the importance of the Nation's economy. The floral wreath, surrounding the shield, is ''Jasminum officinale'' (the national flower) and represents the floral designs used in traditional Mughal art and emphasizes the cultural heritage of Pakistan. The scroll supporting the shield contains the national motto in Urdu, "", which reads from right to left: (), translated as "Faith, Unity, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Amjad Ali
Syed Amjad Ali ( ur, سید امجد علی; 5 July 1907 – 5 March 1997) was a Pakistani politician and a civil servant during the British Raj era, who served as the 3rd Minister of Finance (Pakistan) from 1956 to 1958 and as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States from 1953 to 1955. Ali was born in Lahore, the eldest son of Sir Syed Maratib Ali, a prominent Muslim businessman in the Punjab. Syed Babar Ali and Syed Wajid Ali were his younger brothers. He had connections for diplomacy in the final days of the British colony, as he knew many prominent people in the Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and British communities. Ali was educated at the St. Agnes Loreto Convent in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, followed by the Muslim High School and Government College in Lahore. After receiving his B. A. in 1927, he went to London for legal studies at the Middle Temple. While in London, he served as honorary secretary of the Muslim delegations at the First Round Table Conference in 1930–31 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najmuddin Shaikh
Najmuddin Shaikh ( ur, نجم الدین شیخ) (born 4 September 1939) served as the Pakistani ambassador to United States (1990–1991) and later served as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (1994 - 1997). Education and family He received his bachelor's degree from Sindh University.Profile of Najmuddin Shaikh on Jinnah Institute website Published 9 May 2019, Retrieved 26 December 2022 He is a graduate of 's (1962). His wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulfiqar Ali Khan
Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی خان; 10 December 1930 – 8 March 2005) , was a four-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and later a diplomat. He is noted as a first four-star air officer who commanded the Pakistan Air Force as its Chief of Air Staff from 15 April 1974 to 22 July 1978. Upon retirement, he served on a diplomatic assignment, and headed the diplomatic mission in the United States as a Pakistan Ambassador from 1989 until 1990. Biography Zulfikar Ali Khan was born in Lahore, Punjab, British India, on 10 December 1930. His family was of Pathan descent and attended a local school in Lahore where he did his matriculation. From 1947, he attended the Military College Jhelum but joined the Pakistan Air Force in 1948 when he made a transfer to the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur, NWFP in Pakistan. He gained commissioned in the Air Force as a P/Off. and passed out from the PAF Academy in 1950 in the class of 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Chief Marshal
Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admiral in a navy or a full general in an army or other nations' air forces. The rank of air chief marshal is immediately senior to the rank of air marshal but subordinate to marshal of the air force. Air chief marshals are sometimes generically considered to be air marshals. Royal Air Force use and history Origins Prior to the adoption of RAF-specific rank titles in 1919, it was suggested that the RAF might use the Royal Navy's officer ranks, with the word "air" inserted before the naval rank title. For example, the rank that later became air chief marshal would have been air admiral. The Admiralty objected to any use of their rank titles, including this modified form, and so an alternative proposal was put forward: air-officer ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamsheed Marker
Jamsheed Marker (24 November 1922 – 21 June 2018), was a Pakistani diplomat and a former cricket commentator. The recipient of Hilal-e-Imtiaz, he was associated with diplomatic career for over 42 years. He was notable for his tenure as Ambassador to the United States, serving from 17 September 1986 to 30 June 1989 during the administrations of Prime Ministers Muhammad Khan Junejo and Benazir Bhutto. He claimed to have helped negotiate the Soviet military withdrawal from Afghanistan. From 1995 through 2005, Marker taught a course in "Diplomacy in International Relations" at Eckerd College, a Private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida. Awards and recognition *Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award (Crescent of Excellence) by President Pervez Musharraf in 2003. * Sitara-i-Quaid-e-Azam Award Early life Jamsheed Kekobad Ardeshir Marker was born in Hyderabad, India, on 24 November 1922, into a distinguished Parsee (Parsi), or Zoroastrian, family that had been in shipping busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
Lieutenant General Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan ( ; born 23 December 1920 – 26 January 2016) was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, military figure, pacifist, linguist, and a retired general in the Pakistani Army. Born into an Indian nobility, he was educated in England and at the Indian Military College in Dehradun, then the Indian Military Academy and served during World War II as an officer in the 18th K. E. O. Cavalry Regiment of the British Indian Army. After the Partition of British India in 1947, he opted for Pakistan and joined the Pakistan Army where he participated in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. He was the commander of the army's Eastern Command in East Pakistan. He was appointed as Governor of East Pakistan in 1969 and 1971 but recalled to Pakistan after he submitted his resignation amid civil unrest. In 1973, he joined the Foreign Service and was appointed as the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States and later ascended as Foreign Minister, servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lt Gen
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. A lieutenant general commands an army corps, made up of typically three army divisions, and consisting of around 60 000 to 70 000 soldiers (U.S.). The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenant general (as a lieutenant outranks a sergeant major). In contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Mohammed Khan
Sultan Mohammed Khan (19 February 1919 – 8 November 2010) was a Pakistani civil servant and British India Army officer who served as a Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. He was also Pakistan's ambassador to the United States in the Nixon and Jimmy Carter presidency. Early life Sultan Mohammed Khan was born in Jaora State, British India, on 19 February 1919. He received his bachelors degree from Ewing Christian College. Career Sultan Mohammed Khan joined the British Indian army as an officer cadet and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 4th Indian Grenadiers, during World War II he served in India and the Malays-Indonesia front. He took an early release from the British Indian army as a major and after independence of Pakistan from the British, Khan joined the Pakistan's foreign service. During his career as a diplomat, he served as a Pakistan ambassador to the United States, Canada, China, and Japan. Personal life He married daughter of Jaora State Jaora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawabzada Agha Mohammad Raza
Nawabzada Agha Mohammad Raza was a Pakistani general in Pakistan Army and diplomat who served as an ambassador of Pakistan to China, France, and the United States. Military and diplomatic career He was trained at the Royal Military Academy in England and served as an Indian Government official before the Partition of British India in 1947. After the partition, the Pakistan Army appointed him as Adjutant General, making him responsible for restructuring the army. He served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to China from 1951 - 1954 and 1962 - 1966. He also served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Iran, Ambassador of Pakistan to France, Ambassador of Pakistan to Italy and Ambassador of Pakistan to the US. Death He was admitted into Capital Hospital 12 June 1984 after he had a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maj Gen
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, whereas a major outranks a lieutenant. In the Commonwealth and in the United States, when appointed to a field command, a major general is typically in command of a division consisting of around 6,000 to 25,000 troops (several regiments or brigades). It is a two-star rank that is subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier or brigadier general. In the Commonwealth, major general is equivalent to the navy rank of rear admiral. In air forces with a separate rank structure (Commonwealth), major general is equivalent to air vice-marshal. In some countries including much of Eastern Europe, major general is the lowest of the general officer ranks, with no b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Agha may refer to: * Agha (actor) (1914–1992), Indian film actor and producer * Jalal Agha (1945–1995), son of the actor Agha, Indian actor and director in Bollywood films * Agha (title), a civilian and military title in the Middle East * Agha, Iran (other), places in Iran See also * Aga (other) * Aga Khan (or Agha Khan), the Persian name used by the Imam of the Nizari Ismailis * Agassi * Aghasi (name) * Aghasin (other) *Aghasura (a demon from Srimad Bhagavatham) * Aqasi Aqasi is an Iranian name. Notable people with the name include: * Haji Mirza Aqasi Haji Mirza Abbas Iravani ( fa, حاجی میرزا عباس ایروانی), better known by his title of Aqasi (; also spelled Aghasi), was an Iranian politician, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
