Sohail Mahmood ( ur, ) is a BPS-22 grade Pakistani diplomat who is serving as the 30th

Foreign Secretary of Pakistan The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the Federal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary, as in all other ministries of Government of Pakistan, is the bureaucratic head of the Ministry, who is a BPS-22 grade officer o ...

. He was appointed to the position in March 2019, succeeding

Tehmina Janjua Tehmina Janjua ( ur, تہمینہ جنجوعہ) is a retired Pakistani career diplomat who served in BPS-22 grade (highest attainable rank for a serving officer) as the 29th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. Among her other notable appointments, w ...

. Previously, he served as the High Commissioner to India.

Career

Mahmood is a senior diplomat of Pakistan's

Foreign Service Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel obtains diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to o ...

, and previously served as ambassador to Turkey and Thailand.

References

Ambassadors of Pakistan to Turkey Ambassadors of Pakistan to Thailand High Commissioners of Pakistan to India Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Pakistan-diplomat-stub