H.E. Murad Ashraf Janjua

High Commissioner Murad Ashraf Janjua has thirty-one years of professional experience in Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy. Prior to joining Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992, he served in Pakistan Army for four years.

 

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has worked in the UN, Europe, Central Asia, Administration and Protocol Divisions, as well as in the Foreign Secretary’s Office. He has also served as Chief of Protocol.

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Mr. Janjua’s overseas diplomatic assignments were at Pakistan Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva; Embassy to Belgium & Mission to the European Commission; Consulate General in Istanbul; Consul General in Barcelona; and Ambassador to Turkmenistan.

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Since September 2020, he is serving as High Commissioner to New Zealand with accreditations to Kiribati, Samoa, and Tonga.

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Mr. Janjua has an MBA from Belgium, and a Diploma in International Development Studies from Japan.

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He is married with two children.

 

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