Syed Ibne Abbas
Syed Ibne Abbas | |
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| High Commissioner of Pakistan to United Kingdom | |
| In office 4 October 2014 – 22 July 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Sahibzada Ahmed Khan |
| High Commissioner of Pakistan to New Zealand | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Syed Ibne Abbas (Urdu: سید ابن عباس) is a retired Pakistani diplomat who served in BS-22 grade as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to United Kingdom.[1] He is currently a member of Punjab Public Service Commission since November 2018.[2]
Career[edit]
Syed Ibne Abbas qualified CSS exam and joined Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1983.[1][3] He belongs to 11th Common Training Program (CTP) of Central Superior Services and is a course mate of former ambassador of Pakistan to France Ghalib Iqbal.[4]
During his career, he served as deputy secretary in Prime Minister's Office during tenures of Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and Malik Meraj Khalid. He also served as Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan to India (2001–03), Director General South Asia desk (2005–06) and Consul General Los Angeles (2006–10). He has also served as Pakistan's High Commissioner to New Zealand from 2010 to 2013. He was appointed High Commissioner of Pakistan to United Kingdom by then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in July 2014. [1][3]
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Sadaf Ibne Abbas and has three sons.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "PM approves Ibne Abbas's appointment as High Commissioner for UK". Dawn. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Transferred". The News. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b c New High Commissioner for Pakistan to the United Kingdom
- ^ "Allocation - 11th CTP". CSS Forum. Retrieved 29 November 2019.