Najmuddin Shaikh ( ur, نجم الدین شیخ) (born 4 September 1939)Profile of Najmuddin Shaikh
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(1990–1991) and later served as

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(1994 - 1997).

Education and family

He received his bachelor's degree from

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.Profile of Najmuddin Shaikh on Jinnah Institute website
Published 9 May 2019, Retrieved 26 December 2022 He is a graduate of

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(1962). His wife, Raana Shaikh, has served as the

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, and earlier as Secretary for the Ministry of Culture. He is the brother of Air Marshal Riazuddin Shaikh.

Career

Shaikh joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1961. During his 38 years of service, he served as Pakistan's ambassador to Canada (1987–1989), ambassador to

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(1989–1990), ambassador to the

(1990–1991) and ambassador to

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(1992–1994). He then served as Foreign Secretary from 1994 to 1997, later replaced by

Shamshad Ahmad Shamshad Ahmad ( ur, ) (born 10 December 1941) is a veteran Pakistani diplomat, international relations expert and an author who served in BPS-22 grade as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan from 1997 to 2000. He also served as the Permanent ...

. He has also served as Pakistan's special envoy to Yemen, Sudan, Kenya and Bahrain (February 2005).

Other activities

Shaikh has been a member of the board of governors of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad and senior vice president of the Karachi Council of Foreign Relations. He used to write a weekly column on foreign affairs for the ''

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'' newspaper and now writes for the '' Daily Pakistan'' newspaper.

References

External links

List of Najmuddin Shaikh columns in Daily Times newspaperNajmuddin Shaikh as a columnist on Dawn newspaper
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaikh, Najmuddin Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan High Commissioners of Pakistan to Canada Ambassadors of Pakistan to West Germany Ambassadors of Pakistan to the United States Ambassadors of Pakistan to Iran 1939 births Living people Sindhi people University of Sindh alumni The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni