Salman Bashir

Salman Bashir
Salman Bashir in June 2011
26th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
In office
3 May 2008 – March 3, 2012
Preceded by Riaz Mohammad Khan
Succeeded by Jalil Jilani
Personal details
Born (1952-03-04) March 4, 1952

Salman Bashir (Urdu: سلمان بشیر‎) (born 4 March 1952) is a Pakistani diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India.[1][2]

Early life

Bashir did his masters in History and LLB before joining the Foreign Service of Pakistan in February 1976. He belongs to the Third Common Training Program, and he won overall first position in his batch, but preferred to join FSP instead of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) or Police service.

Career

He served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a section officer (1976–1980), Director (1985–1987), Director General (1995–1999) and Additional Foreign Secretary (2003–2005).

His foreign diplomatic assignments included: Pakistan Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva (1980–1984), OIC Secretariat Jeddah (1988–1995), Ambassador of Pakistan to Denmark and Lithuania (July 1999 to February 2003).

Bashir was the Pakistani Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 2005 to 2008. He then replaced Riaz Mohammad Khan as the Foreign Secretary from 3 May 2008 to 3 March 2012.[3] He served as High Commissioner of Pakistan to India from 2012 to 2014.[4]

Personal life

Bashir is married with two sons and daughter. His wife, Taranum, was awarded a gold medal in English debates in Pakistan during her student years. His brother, Admiral Noman Bashir, is the former Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Salman Bashir new foreign secretary" The News, 26 April 2008
  2. ↑ "Who is Salman Bashir?". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  3. ↑ Qudssia Akhlaque. "Change of guard at the foreign ministry" Dawn, 25 February 2005
  4. ↑ HIGH COMMISSIONER Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Noman Bashir new Naval Chief" The Nation, 6 October 2008
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
 Pakistan Ambassador to Denmark
1999 – 2003		 Succeeded by
Pakistan Ambassador to Lithuania
1999 – 2003
Preceded by
Riaz Mohammad Khan		 Pakistan Ambassador to China
2005 – 2008		 Succeeded by
Masood Khan
Pakistan Ambassador to Mongolia
2005 – 2008
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
2008 – 4 March 2012		 Incumbent
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