Mr. Murad Ashraf Janjua has thirty-two years of professional experience in Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy. 

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has had rotations in Human Resource & Career Planning; Central Asia; Europe; and UN Divisions. He has served in the Foreign Secretary’s Office as well as Chief of State Protocol.

Mr. Murad’s overseas diplomatic assignments had been at Pakistan Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva; Embassy to Belgium and Mission to the European Commission; Consulate General in Istanbul; Consul General in Barcelona; and Ambassador to Turkmenistan.

Prior to arriving in Brazil in mid-July 2024, he was serving as the High Commissioner to New Zealand.

He is married with two children.

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