Abdul Basit Haqqani is a retired Pakistani diplomat who served as the former high commissioner of Pakistan to India. He was appointed to his position in 2014 and was based at the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi.[3] Previously, he served as Pakistan's ambassador to Germany from May 2012 to March 2014 and as Pakistan's high commissioner to Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2006.[3]
Abdul Basit | |
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| Pakistan High Commissioner to India | |
| In office 2014 – August, 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Salman Bashir[1] |
| Succeeded by | Sohail Mahmood |
| Personal details | |
| Parent(s) | Muhammad Basit (father) [2] Nusrat Jahan Begum (mother) [2] |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Basit holds an MA in International Relations from the Quaid-i-Azam University and has been associated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan since 1982, where he became its spokesperson. During his career, he has been posted at Moscow, New York, Sana'a, Geneva and London.[3]
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edit- ↑ Menon, Meena (17 February 2014). "Abdul Basit new Pakistan High Commissioner to India". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- 1 2 Arain, Arain & Manzoor 2014, p. 64.
- 1 2 3 "High Commissioner". High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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