Aisha Farooqui is a member of the Pakistan Foreign Service since 1994.
She has served in several important capitals abroad in her long and
diverse diplomatic career spanning more than three decades. She has
also contributed towards policymaking at important political desks in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad.

Professional Experience

• Ambassador Designate of Pakistan to Portugal - December 2025
• Ambassador of Pakistan to Ireland – November 2022
• Additional Secretary/ National Coordinator of Shanghai Cooperation
• Organization (SCO) & Member SCO-RATS Council January 2021-
  October 2022
• Official Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad,
  December 2019-August 2020
• Consul General of Pakistan, Houston, (Texas)USA, September 2016 -
  August 2019
• Minister/Deputy Head of Mission, Pakistan Embassy, Ankara, Turkey,
  August 2013 - June 2016
• Director Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, January -
  July 2013
• Director India, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, July 2010 -
  December 2012
• Counselor, Pakistan High Commission, London, United Kingdom,
  November 2006 - June 2010
• First Secretary, Pakistan Embassy, Cairo, Egypt, August 2004 - October
  2006
• Deputy Director, United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
  Islamabad, January 2003 - July 2004
• Second Secretary/Alternate Permanent Delegate of Pakistan to
  UNESCO, Paris, France, September 1999 - October 2002
• Desk Officer, Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad,
  February 1998- July 1999
• Desk Officer, International Organizations and the Commonwealth,
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, February 1996- June 1997

Education

• Diploma in National Security, National Defense University, Islamabad
• Masters in International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad.
• Bachelor of Arts, Karachi University.
• Early Education: St Joseph’s Convent High School and College, Karachi
• Diploma in French Language, Culture and Civilization, Alliance Francaise, Paris, France

Other Interests

Author “Musings of a Nomad - Essays on Life and Living” Blue Ear
Books, 2018
Volunteering and supporting philanthropic causes
Avid reader and collector of political biographies as well as books on
philosophy and spirituality
Ms. Farooqui is a native of Karachi, Pakistan.
She is fluent in French, English and Urdu