Salman Bashir
| Salman Bashir | |
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Salman Bashir in June 2011
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| 26th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | |
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In office 3 May 2008 – March 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Riaz Mohammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Jalil Jilani |
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| Born | March 4, 1952 |
| Religion | Islam |
Salman Bashir (Urdu: سلمان بشیر ) (born 4 March 1952) is a Pakistani diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India.
Bashir did his masters in History and LLB before joining the Foreign Service of Pakistan in February 1976. He belongs to the Third Common Training Program, and he won overall first position in his batch, but preferred to join FSP instead of DMG or Police service.
He served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a section officer (1976–1980), Director (1985–1987), Director General (1995–1999) and Additional Foreign Secretary (2003–2005).
His foreign diplomatic assignments included: Pakistan Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva (1980–1984), OIC Secretariat Jeddah (1988–1995), Ambassador of Pakistan to Denmark and Lithuania (July 1999 to February 2003).
Bashir was the Pakistani Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 2005 to 2008. He then replaced Riaz Mohammad Khan as the Foreign Secretary from 3 May 2008 to 3 March 2012. He served as High Commissioner of Pakistan to India from 2012 to 2014.
Bashir is married with two sons and daughter. His brother, Admiral Noman Bashir, is the former Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy.
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