Profile of Dr. Irfan Yusuf Shami
Name:Dr. Irfan Yusuf Shami
Father's Name:Mr. Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf Shami (Late)
Date of Birth: 21 November 1959
Place of Birth: Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Educational Qualifications:
1982- B.Sc from Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
1985- MBBS from King Edward Medical College, Lahore
1992- MALD from Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Boston, USA.
Language Proficiency:
Fluent in English language.
Qualified basic course in Arabic language from Foreign Service Training Institute, Islamabad.
Qualified basic courses in French language from Foreign Service Training Institute, Islamabad and French Cultural Centre, Islamabad.
Professional Experience:
1987 Joined Foreign Service of Pakistan as a career diplomat
1987-1989 Training at Civil Services Academy and Foreign Service Training Institute
1989-1990 Desk Officer, Administration / USA & Latin America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1990-1992 Two years studies at Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Boston USA
1992-1994 Desk Officer, Africa Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad
1994-1997 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to United Nations, New York
1997-2001 Director, United Nations & International Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2001-2002 Counsellor / Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Pakistan, Muscat, Oman
2002-2003 Director, Arab Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad
2003-2004 Director, United Nations & International Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2004-2007 Director, Political Affairs, OIC General Secretariat, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2007-2008 Director, Kashmir Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad
2008-2012 Director General, Disarmament & Strategic Export Controls, MFA, Islamabad.
2012-2015 Ambassador of Pakistan to the Republic of Yemen, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Djibouti.
May-Dec.2015- Director General (Disarmament) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad
Jan-April 2017- Additional Foreign Secretary (Middle East & Africa), MFA
Jan 2016-June 2017- Additional Foreign Secretary (Audit, Consular and Overseas Pakistanis), MFA
July 2017- to date- Ambassador of Pakistan to the Republic of Uzbekistan
Undertaken official and personal visits to over sixty countries worldwide and represented Pakistan in various sub-regional, regional and international forums. |