H.E. Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani

H.E. Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani is the Ambassador of Pakistan to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg since 01 December, 2009.

CURRICULUM VITAE OF Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani

    * Born on February 02, 1955 in Multan (Pakistan)
    * Holds a Bachelor Degree in Law and M.Sc. in Defence and Strategic Studies.
    * Joined Foreign Service of Pakistan in March 1979.
    * Served at the Headquarters as Section Officer (1981-1982) and Director (1992-1995).
    * Served as Deputy Secretary, Prime Minister’s Secretariat (1989-1992).
    * Held various diplomatic assignments in Pakistan Missions abroad.
          o Jeddah  : (1983-1985)
          o London  : (1985-1988)
          o Washington : (1995-1999) and
          o New Delhi  : (1999-2003)
          o Australia  : (2007-2009)

    * Served at the Headquarters as Director General (South Asia & SAARC) from 2003-2007.
    * He also served as the Government’s Spokesman on Foreign Affairs (2005).
    * Presently he is serving as Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union since 01 December, 2009
    * He is married with three children.

List of previous Ambassadors

Sl.No.	Name of the Ambassador	Period
1	H.E. Mr. J.A. Rahim	April 1952 to 1953
2	H.E. Mr. Habibur Rahman	May 1956 to December 1958
3	H.E. Mr. M.Iqbal Athar	May 1959 to December 1961
4	H.E. Mr. Abdul Rehman Khan	March 1962 to December 1967
5	H.E. Mr. Riaz Piracha	October 1968 to October 1970
6	H.E. Mr. M. Masood	October 1970 to September 1973
7	H.E. Mr. Qamar-ul-Islam	December 1973 to January 1979
8	H.E. Mr. V.A. Jaffery	April 1979 to August 1984
9	H.E. Mr. Mahdi Masud	October 1984 to March 1988
10	H.E. Mr. Munir Akram	June 1988 to December 1991
11	H.E. Mr. Rafat Mahdi	August 1992 to February 1995
12	H.E. Mr.Riaz Mohammad Khan	April 1995 to July 1998
13	H.E. Mr. Saidullah Khan Dehlavi	August 1998 to May 2001
14	H.E. Mr. Shaukat Umer	July 2001 to August, 2002
15	H.E. Tariq A.R.Fatemi	September 2002 to July, 2004
16	H.E. Mr.M.Saeed Khalid	March 2005 to September 2008
17	H.E. Mr. Shafkat Saeed	October 2008 to November 2009