
Foreign Secretary
Amb. Sohail Mahmood
 Foreign Secretary of Pakistan since April 17, 2019.
Education
1981-1982 | B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), History & Political Science Government College, Rawalpindi |
1983-1984 | M.A. (Master of Arts), History, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad |
1988-1990 | Masters in International Affairs (M.I.A.), Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. |
Training Received
October 1985 | Joined Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP) |
1985-1986 | Civil Services Academy, Lahore |
1986-1987 | Foreign Service Training Institute, Islamabad |
2005 (Sep-Dec) | National Institute of Public Administration, Lahore |
2012-13 | National Security and War Course (NSWC 2012-13), National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad |
Positions held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad
1987-1988 | Desk Officer (South Asia Division) |
1990-1991 | Desk Officer (South Asia Division) |
1995-1998 | Director (Iran & Turkey) |
2005-2008 | Director General (Americas) |
2009 (Jan-Oct) | Director General (Foreign Secretary’s Office) |
2013-15 | Additional Secretary (Afghanistan/West Asia) |
Assignments Abroad
1991-1994 | Second Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan, Ankara |
1998-2000 | First Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington |
2001-2002 | Political Counselor, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington |
2003-2005 | Counselor, Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to UN, New York (Political Coordinator for Pakistan’s delegation to UN Security Council – term 2003-2004) |
2009-2013 | Ambassador to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Bangkok |
2015-2017 | Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, with concurrent accreditation to Macedonia and Kosovo |
2017-2019 (April) | High Commissioner of Pakistan to India |
Marital Status
Married with three children