Masood Khan to Be Appointed as Pakistan’s Ambassador to US
Islamabad: A formal summary has been proposed to appoint Masood Khan, the Former Azad Jammu Kashmir president, as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, according to sources.
Masood will succeed Dr Asad Majeed Khan, who is heading the country’s mission to Washington since 2019 and will soon complete his tenure.
Earlier in 2016, Masood was appointed as the 27th president of Azad Kashmir by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. He was replaced by PTI’s Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary following the AJK elections in August 2021.
During his career, he has served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different capacities before elevation to the post of AJK president.
The former AJK president also served as spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 2003 to March 2005, before becoming Pakistan’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2005 to 2008.
He was also Pakistan’s Ambassador to China between September 2008 and September 2012 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York, between October 11, 2012, and February 7, 2015. – The Daily Times
