Najmuddin Shaikh

Najmuddin Shaikh
21st Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
Foreign Secretary
In office
1994–1997
Preceded by Shahryar Khan
Succeeded by Shamshad Ahmad
Personal details
Born 1939
Spouse(s) Rana Shaikh
Alma mater The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
Religion Muslim

Najmuddin Shaikh (Urdu: شيخ نجم لدين) (born 1939) served as the Pakistani ambassador to United States (1990–1991).

Education and family

He is a graduate of Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (1962). His wife, Raana Shaikh, has served as the Managing Director of Pakistan Television, and earlier as Secretary for the Ministry of Culture. He is the brother of Air Marshal Riazuddin Shaikh.

Career

Shaikh joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1961. During his 38 years of service, he served as Pakistan's ambassador to Canada (1987–1989), ambassador to West Germany (1989–1990), ambassador to the United States (1990–1991) and ambassador to Iran (1992–1994). He then served as Foreign Secretary from 1994 to 1997, later replaced by Shamshad Ahmad. He has also served as Pakistan's special envoy to Yemen, Sudan, Kenya and Bahrain (February 2005).

Other activities

Shaikh has been a member of the board of governors of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad and senior vice president of the Karachi Council of Foreign Relations. He used to write a weekly column on foreign affairs for the Dawn and now writes for Daily Times.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Pakistan Ambassador to Canada
1987 1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Pakistan Ambassador to West Germany
1989 1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Zulfiqar Ali Khan
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
1990 1991
Succeeded by
Syeda Abida Hussain
Preceded by
Pakistan Ambassador to Iran
1992 1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Shahryar Khan
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
1994 1997
Succeeded by
Shamshad Ahmad
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