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Hussain Haqqani

Husain Haqqani
حسین حقّانی
Husain Haqqani, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States (2008-11); Director, South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute (16528040198).jpg
24th Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
In office
13 April 2008 – 22 November 2011
Preceded by Mahmud Ali Durrani
Succeeded by Sherry Rehman
High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka
In office
11 May 1992 – 28 June 1993
Preceded by Tariq Mir
Succeeded by Tariq Altaf
Personal details
Born (1956-07-01) 1 July 1956 (age 60)
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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