DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE

AMBASSADOR ZAMAN MEHDI

 

Ambassador Zaman Mehdi assumed the charge as Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva in September 2021.

Mr. Mehdi is a career Foreign Service Officer and has served at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various positions since 2003. He has worked as Assistant Director-Europe (2004-2005), Director Foreign Secretary’s Office (2011-2012), Director-Counter Terrorism (2018-2019), Director-Foreign Secretary’s Office (2019-2020) and Director General–Strategic Planning (2020-2021).  

Mr. Mehdi has served in Pakistan’s diplomatic Missions in Beijing as Second Secretary (2005-2010). He has also served as First Secretary & Counsellor Political (2012-2018) at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington D.C., USA.

He is a Science Graduate from National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and has a Master's Degree in International Relations from the University of Peshawar.

He holds a Graduation Certificate in Chinese language from China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing.

He is married, and has a daughter and a son.