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
Religion	Muslim

Najmuddin Shaikh (Urdu: شيخ نجم لدين) (born 1939) is a former Pakistani diplomat who stayed as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan from 1994 to 1997. He currently writes a weekly column for Daily Times every Fridays.

Education and family

He is a graduate of The 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 was then served as Foreign Secretary from 1994 to 1997 after being replaced by Shamshad Ahmad. He has also served as Pakistan's special envoy to Yemen, Sudan, Kenya and Bahrain (February 2005).

Other Activities

Shaikh is formerly 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.

External links

• Profile of Najmuddin Shaikh at Fletcher School talk
• Karzai government dominated by non-Pashtuns: Najmuddin Shaikh at Daily Times (Thursday, February 8, 2007)
• No compromise on centrality of the Kashmir issue at paksearch.com

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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Name	Shaikh, Najmuddin
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Date of birth	1939
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