Najmuddin Shaikh ( ur, نجم الدین شیخ) (born 4 September 1939)Profile of Najmuddin Shaikh
/ref> served as the Pakistani ambassador to United States (1990–1991) and later served as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (1994 - 1997).

Education and family

He received his bachelor's degree from Sindh University.Profile of Najmuddin Shaikh on Jinnah Institute website
Published 9 May 2019, Retrieved 26 December 2022 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'' newspaper and now writes for the ''

Daily Pakistan The ''Daily Pakistan'' ( ur, ) is a daily newspaper in Pakistan, published both in Urdu language and in English. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami is its chief editor.List of Najmuddin Shaikh columns in Daily Times newspaperNajmuddin Shaikh as a columnist on Dawn newspaper
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaikh, Najmuddin Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan High Commissioners of Pakistan to Canada Ambassadors of Pakistan to West Germany Ambassadors of Pakistan to the United States Ambassadors of Pakistan to Iran 1939 births Living people Sindhi people University of Sindh alumni The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni