Akbar Agha (born 1943) is a Pakistani
author, educator and former diplomat.
Biography
Agha studied at the
University of Karachi, and as an officer of the Pakistan Foreign Service. He served on diplomatic assignments in
Asia,
Europe and
Africa and currently divides his time between
Karachi and
Mexico City.
Akbar Agha was born in
Dadu,
Pakistan. He is the son of Ghulam Hussain Kadirdad Agha,
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
a distinguished officer of the Civil Service of India and later Chairman of the Sindh Public Service Commission.
He attended
St. Lawrence's Boys School
St. Lawrence's Boys' School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1950, the school is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.
History
Soon after St. Lawrence ...
and
St. Patrick's College (Karachi). He then attended Karachi University, where he competed in the all-Pakistan Central Superior Services examination and was selected to the Pakistan civil service.
He comes from a distinguished lineage of career government professionals from the Indian sub-continent. His grandfather, Kadirdad Khan Agha,
CIE was
Vazir of
Khairpur state in British India. His uncle Ghulam Dastagir Agha was a Civil Judge in Karachi. His brother Rafiq Hussain Agha was Commissioner of
Sukkur and his brother Yusuf Agha was an officer of Pakistan Customs.
His sister-in-law is the celebrated artist
Lubna Agha.
Career
Akbar Agha started his career in the Pakistan Foreign Service as a career diplomat. He was posted as Acting High Commissioner to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. His next assignment was Acting Ambassador to
Romania, following which he served as Acting Ambassador to
Tanzania.
After resigning from the foreign service, he taught at the University of
San Luis Potosi in
Mexico.
His book, ''
The Fatwa Girl'',
GoodReads: ''The Fatwa Girl''
Hachette India written in 2011, is a story about sectarian prejudices which dominate life in current day Pakistan and the fundamentalism that threatens to tear society apart. His second novel, ''The Moon,'' is slated for release in 2012.
He is currently working on his third novel.
Bibliography
Novels
* '' The Fatwa Girl''. New Delhi: Hachette. 2011.
Articles
* "Tamil Tigers and Serendipity". '' The Friday Times'', Karachi, Pakistan. December 25, 2009.
* "Shaking hands with the Devil". '' The Friday Times'', Karachi, Pakistan. December 31, 2009.
References
External links
Hachette page for the Author
Red.Ink Literary Agency page for the Author
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1943 births
Living people
People from Dadu District
University of Karachi alumni
Pakistani diplomats
Pakistani writers
Pakistani expatriates in Mexico