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President Asif Ali Zardari is the 14th President of Pakistan. He took the oath of the office on 10 March 2024. Previously, he served as the 11th President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Born to a Baloch family from Sindh province on 26 July 1955, Mr. Asif Ali Zardari belongs to a political family.  His political career spans over a quarter of a century. He is the President of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians and Co-chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party. He served as a Member of the National Assembly from 1990-1993 and 1993-1996, as Federal Minister for Environment 1993-1996, and as Federal Minister for Investment 1995-1996. He served as Senator from 1997 to 1999.

During his term as the 11th President, Mr. Zardari led the move to strengthen parliamentary democracy in Pakistan with the 18th Constitutional Amendment. The 18th Constitutional Amendment empowered the Parliament of Pakistan; gave greater autonomy to the provinces; and streamlined the process of appointment of superior judiciary.

With the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the President became a ceremonial head of state. Mr. Zardari thus v ...

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Mr. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif son of (late) Mian Muhammad Sharif graduated from Government College, Lahore with a distinction.

He belongs to a distinguished business family of Pakistan. He served as President, Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry during 1985.

Later, he joined active politics and served as Member, Punjab Assembly during 1988-90 and as Member, National Assembly during 1990-93.

He was elected again as Member, Punjab Assembly in 1993 and served as Leader ...

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Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is the 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan and 39th Foreign Minister. He is also Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan. Senator Dar also serves on a number of Constitutional and Cabinet committees: Chairman of Cabinet Committee on Privatization, Member of the Council of Common Interest, Member of the Cabinet Committee on Chinese Investment Projects, and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee to Oversee Outsourcing of Airports in Pakistan.

Senator Dar previously served four times as Finance Minister of Pakistan: 1998-1999, 2008, 2013-2017, and 2002-2023. He has held also important high public offices including: Chief Executive/Minister of State, Pakistan Investment Board 1992-93; Minister for Commerce & Investment 1997-99; Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Implementation Commission 2010-11.

Senator Dar is a member of Pakistan Muslim League-N and joined politics in mid 1980s. He has served twice as Member of the National Assembly: 1993-96 and 1997-99 and its his fifth term as Member of the Senate of Pakistan: 2003-06, 2006-12, 2012-18, 2018-24 and 2024-30.  At the Senate, he ...

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Ambassador Amna Baloch assumed the charge as the 33rd Foreign Secretary of Pakistan on 11 September 2024.

Ambassador Baloch’s last appointment was as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union from May 2023 to September 2024. Prior to that, she served as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Malaysia from 2019 to 2023 and Consul General at Chengdu, China (2014-2017). Her other diplomatic assignments include: Copenhagen, Denmark (2001-2003); Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011-2014).

Ambassador Baloch joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991. At the Ministry’s Headquarters, she served in various roles in political, administrative and protocol divisions. She has held important positions at the Prime Minister’s Office and served as Additional Secretary at the Foreign Minister’s office from 2018-2019.

Ambassador Baloch holds a Master’s degree in History from Quaid-e-Azam University and MBA from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.