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Tanvir Ahmad Khan
Tanvir A. Khan with Vaclav Havel, wiki.jpg
Ambassador Tanvir A. Khan presenting credentials to President Vaclav Havel in Prague
19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
In office
30 December 1989 – 30 August 1990
President Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Preceded by Humayun Khan
Succeeded by Shahryar Khan
Personal details
Born (1932-06-12)12 June 1932
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India
Died 16 November 2013(2013-11-16) (aged 81)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Residences Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma mater Government College, Lahore
Brasenose College, University of Oxford

Tanvir Ahmad Khan (12 June 1932 – 16 November 2013) was a career diplomat from Pakistan.

Early life

Khan was born to the Niazi Pathans of Hoshiarpur, in north-eastern Punjab, in June 1932. His father, Nazir Ahmad Khan, was an educationist who spent his working life striving to uplift the educational abilities of young Muslims, many of whom were from underprivileged backgrounds. When Pakistan became independent in 1947, Tanvir Ahmad Khan and his parents migrated to Lahore, where Khan continued his schooling, later enrolling at the Government College, Lahore.

Education

Tanvir Ahmad Khan was educated at Government College, Lahore and later continued his studies at Brasenose College, Oxford. At Oxford, Tanvir Ahmad Khan studied English Literature - earning BA Honours / MA degrees. Thereafter, he returned to Government College, Lahore to teach English Literature at his former alma mater, before leaving academia to join government service.

Career

He retired as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. He held various key diplomatic offices during his long career, including serving as ambassador in Moscow (Russian Federation), Paris (France), Tehran (Iran) and Dhaka (Bangladesh). Khan was Foreign Secretary during the Government of Benazir Bhutto (1989–90).

Dr. Khan worked closely with Sahabzada Yaqub Khan and enjoyed a close friendship with him.

Diplomatic service and public offices

Khan served as Pakistan's ambassador to the Russian Federation, Bangladesh, Czechoslovakia, Iran, France, and was accredited to Ireland and Finland. Before he served as Pakistan's ambassador, he had held senior positions in Pakistan's missions in London, Bonn, Kabul and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Islamabad (including additional foreign secretary and director general).

Foreign Secretary

Khan served as the 19th Foreign Secretary under the Government of Benazir Bhutto in 1989-90 and twice served as Information Secretary of Pakistan.

Death

After retiring, Khan twice served as chairman and director general of the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad.

Tanvir Ahmad Khan died on 11 November 2013 at age 81 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

News media appearances

Before his death during his long career, he used to appear in numerous TV and radio discussions and programmes concerning foreign affairs and international relations including BBC World Service, CNN, Voice of America, NDTV India, Aljazeera (Qatar), PTV News, Geo News, ARY Digital Network, News One and Aaj News. Khan used to also deliver lectures on foreign policy to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces, civil service and diplomatic corps in Pakistan and at think tanks and universities across Pakistan.

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