High Commissioner Syed Zahid Raza is a career Foreign Service officer with diplomatic experience spanning over two decades that includes various assignments at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as Pakistan’s missions abroad in various capacities.

Prior to his current appointment, he served as Consul General at Consulate General of Pakistan, Glasgow (October 2020 to December 2023). Earlier, he served as Deputy Head of Mission in the Embassy of Pakistan, Jakarta (August 2014 to July 2018). His earlier overseas assignments include Consulate General of Pakistan, Istanbul and Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh. He also worked in Pakistan Embassy in Kuwait undertaking his studies in Arabic language.

Syed Zahid Raza joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 2002. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he also worked for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for four years.

At the Headquarters Islamabad, he worked as Desk Officer for the Europe and later Desk Officer for South East Asia region. He also worked as Deputy Chief of Protocol from 2009-2011 and the Director General (Middle East) from August 2018- October 2020. His latest assignment was the Director General as Consular Affairs and Overseas Pakistanis.

Zahid Raza is a graduate from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore in Civil Engineering. He has attended multiple trainings, workshops and seminars related to his profession within Pakistan and abroad. He is an avid reader and proficient in Arabic language.

He is married and has three daughters.