Niaz Ahmed Naik

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Niaz Ahmed Naik (born May 31, 1926 - August 6, 2009 in Islamabad ) was a Pakistani diplomat .

Life

He was a Masters from Punjab University and entered the foreign service in September 1949. From 1951 to 1955 he was employed in Sydney. From 1955 to 1959 he was employed in New York City. From 1960 to 1963 he was employed in Rangoon . From 1963 to 1965 he was employed in Bad Godesberg . From 1965 to 1967 he was employed in Geneva . From 1967 to 1970 he was Director General at the United Nations. Niaz Ahmed Naik headed the Pakistani Mission at the United Nations Office in Geneva from 1971 to 1974 . From 1974 to 1978 he was Additional Secretary at the United Nations. From 1978 to 1982 he headed the Pakistani mission at the UN headquarters . From July 11, 1982 to May 30, 1986 he was State Secretary in the Pakistani Foreign Ministry. From 1986 to 1990 he was ambassador to Paris and representative of the Pakistani government to UNESCO . From September 1988 to 1989 he was ambassador to New Delhi.

He was considered one of the architects of the conflict resolution of the Kargil War in May June 1999. Naik was found dead in his apartment. A broken lower jaw, broken ribs and trauma to the lungs and liver were found on the body that was dead for two to three days at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) . A spokesman for the PIMS did not rule out murder as the cause of death, but said that preliminary medical examinations had raised doubts about murder after torture.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Nation (Pakistan) , August 9, 2009, Niaz Naik found 'murdered' ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nation.com.pk
  2. ↑ Pak Tribune , Niaz A Naik 'tortured to death'
predecessor Office successor
Ahmed Kamaluddin Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva from
1971 to 1974 		N. Mirza
Iqbal Akhund Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York
1978 to 1982 		Sardar Shah Nawaz
Riaz Piracha State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan
July 11, 1982 to May 30, 1986 		Abdul Sattar
Jamsheed marker Pakistani Ambassador in Paris
October 17, 1986 to September 21, 1988 		Shahid M. Amin
Tanvir Ahmad Khanen Pakistani Ambassador to New Delhi
September 1988 to 1989 		Bashir Khan Babar
personal data
SURNAME Naik, Niaz Ahmed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Naik, Niaz A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1926
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 2009
Place of death Islamabad