Jalil Abbas Jilani
| Jalil Abbas Jilani | |
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| Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States | |
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In office December 2013 – February 2017 |
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| Nominated by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Sherry Rehman |
| Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | |
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In office March 2012 – December 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Salman Bashir |
| Succeeded by | Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry |
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| Born |
2 February 1955 Multan, Pakistan |
| Nationality |
 Pakistan
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| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Jalil Abbas Jilani is a Pakistani diplomat who served as the 22nd Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, and previously served as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan from March 2012 to December 2013.
Born in Multan to a family known for high-profile bureaucrats, Jilani was educated as a lawyer at University of Oxford, before joining the Foreign Service of Pakistan in March 1979. He served as the deputy secretary at Prime Minister’s Office between 1989 and 1992, and as the deputy high commissioner to India between 1999 and 2003. He headed the South Asia desk at the Foreign Office between 2003 and 2007, during which time he was also appointed as the Ministry's Spokesman.
In 2007, he was commissioned as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Australia and served until 2009, when he was tasked as Ambassador of Pakistan to European Union based out of Brussels. Jilani was promoted to the highest rank of Federal Secretary (BPS-22 grade) in 2010 and consequently became the country's Foreign Secretary in March 2012.
He is married with three sons. The eldest son, Ahmed Jilani, is a graduate from Australian National University and currently works at the FAO in Rome, Italy. Prior to working at the FAO, he worked as an intern in the Office of the President at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, Italy. His middle son, Amir Jilani, is an Economist working in international development in Washington DC and is a graduate of Georgetown University.
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