ISLAMABAD: According to official documents, the Government of Pakistan has appointed 15 non-career ambassadors abroad on a contract basis, drawn from civil society and armed forces.
These include Major General (retd) Kamran Tabrez Suriya (designated for Nigeria), Major General (retd) Khurram Sarfraz Khan (Jordan), Dr Yousaf Junaid (Turkiye), Dr Faryal Leghari (Turkmenistan), Major General (retd) Nair Naseer (designated for Sri Lanka), Air Marshal (retd) Mohammad Mughis Afzal (Syria), Lieutenant General (retd) Mohammad Aamir (Qatar), Kohyar Marri (Vietnam), Major General (retd) Kunwar Usman Ahmed Khan (Ukraine), Vice Admiral (retd) Faisal Rasool Lodhi (Maldives), Mohammad Irfan Tarar (designated for Niger), Zaheeruddin Babar Thaheem (Cambodia), Adil Gilani (Morocco), Major General (retd) Mumtaz Hussain (designated for Libya) and Mohammad Sami-ur-Rehman (Poland). Currently, there is no ambassador posted in four countries. The embassy in Sudan is temporarily closed. Missions in North Korea, Yemen and Bosnia are also temporarily closed. Meanwhile, in 75 countries, ambassadors are career diplomats from Foreign Service who have qualified through the FPSC examination.
