Iftikhar Ahmad succeeds Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Iftikhar Ahmad is a professional diplomat.
• He has held many positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic missions abroad.
• Chaudhri will serve as the Australian High Commissioner.

Islamabad: The outgoing spokesperson announced on Friday that Ambassador Asim Iftihar Ahmed has replaced Zahid Hafiz Chaudhri as the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The newly appointed spokesperson is a professional diplomat who has held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistani missions abroad.

Prior to this, he served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. According to FO, he previously served as the Director-General (United Nations) of the Ministry from 2014 to 2017. Web site.

Iftikhar was born in Lahore in 1966 and holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology and a degree in art from Punjab University.

Chodri– Who replaced Aisha Farouki last year -Has been appointed as the Australian High Commissioner, FO said that he will leave the country for a new position soon.