Husain Haqqani
| Husain Haqqani حسین حقّانی |
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| 24th Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 13 April 2008 – 22 November 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mahmud Ali Durrani |
| Succeeded by | Sherry Rehman |
| High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka | |
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In office 11 May 1992 – 28 June 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Tariq Mir |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Altaf |
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1 July 1956 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Spouse(s) | Farahnaz Ispahani |
| Children | 3 daughters 1 son |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi |
| Profession | South Asia expert, journalist, diplomat, academic and political activist |
| Religion | Islam |
Husain Haqqani (حسین حقّانی); born 1 July 1956), alternately spelled Hussain Haqqani, is a Pakistani leading South Asia expert, journalist, academic, political activist and former ambassador of Pakistan to Sri Lanka and the United States. He has written two books on Pakistan: Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military, and Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding. His analysis has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy. He has also been a speaker at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Haqqani is currently a Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. and co-editor of Hudson's signature journal Current Trends in Islamist Ideology,
Haqqani worked as a journalist from 1980 to 1988, and then as political adviser for Nawaz Sharif and spokesperson for Benazir Bhutto. From 1992 to 1993 he was ambassador to Sri Lanka. In 1999, he was exiled following criticisms against the government of then-President Pervez Musharraf. From 2004 to 2008 he taught international relations at Boston University. He was appointed as Pakistan's ambassador in April 2008, but his tenure ended after the Memogate incident, when the claim was made that he had been insufficiently protective of Pakistan's interests. A judicial commission was set up by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe the allegations against him. According to commission's report which was issued in June 2012, Haqqani was declared guilty of authoring a memo which called for direct US intervention into Pakistan, though Pakistan's Supreme Court noted that the commission was only expressing an opinion.
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