Mian Gul Akbar Zeb ( ur, ميان گل اكبر زيب) is a former Pakistani

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

and a member of the former royal family of

Swat In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...

. He is the grandson of Miangul Jahan Zeb, ( Wali of Swat) and son-in-law of the former

Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan. Although the governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ce ...

Miangul Aurangzeb Miangul Aurangzeb (Urdu/Pashto: میاں گل اورنگزیب‎ 28 May 1928 – 3 August 2014) was the last Wali Ahad (Crown Prince) of the former Swat State, the son of the last Wali of Swat, Miangul Jahan Zeb and the son -in-law of the ...

. He has been in the Foreign Service of Pakistan since 1979 and has accomplished various assignments abroad and at home. Mian Gul Akbar Zeb was born on 15 February 1954 to Miangul Alam Zeb at Saidu Sharif in the former ruling family of Swat. After graduation from the

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, he joined the Foreign Office of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

in 1979 and since then accomplished various assignment at home and abroad. Following is the detail of his assignments: * Section Officer, European Department. 1982–1983 * First & Second Secretary, Washington DC 1983–1987 * Director, MOFA in Africa, Afghanistan and the Foreign Secretary's Office 1988–1994 * Counselor (Political),

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1994–1999 * Deputy High Commissioner, New Delhi 1999–2000 * Director General, European Department. 2000–2002 * Director General Americas 2002–2004 * High Commissioner, to South Africa 2004–2005 * Ambassador to Afghanistan 2005–2008 * Pakistani High Commissioner to

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2009–2014 (Retired).

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Living people High Commissioners of Pakistan to Canada People from Swat District Swat royal family 1954 births Ambassadors of Pakistan to Afghanistan Aitchison College alumni High Commissioners of Pakistan to South Africa Nawabs of Pakistan {{Pakistan-diplomat-stub

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