Master’s Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies (Quaid-i-Azam University); Master’s Degree in Intelligence and International Security (Kings College London); Diploma in Conflict Studies (Uppsala University Sweden).
Before joining the Foreign Service worked as Lecturer in Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; also worked as Guest Researcher at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Served at the Foreign Ministry as Section Officer (UN); Acting Director (Disarmament) ; Deputy Director (India); Deputy Director (Foreign Secretary’s Office); Director (Human Rights); Diplomatic Advisor to Speaker National Assembly; Director General (Europe).
Held various diplomatic assignments in Pakistan Missions abroad: Pakistan Permanent Mission in New York, Beijing and Pakistan Permanent Mission in Geneva.
Served as Ambassador of Pakistan to the Republic of Poland with concurrent accreditation to Estonia and Latvia.
Served as Ambassador of Pakistan to the Russian Federation.
Additional Secretary (Europe) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Spokesperson/Special Secretary (Policy Planning/Public Diplomacy) Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE.
Married with a son and a daughter. Born in 1969 he hails from Gilgit-Baltistan.