Iqbal Akhund

Iqbal Akhund
5thNational Security Advisor
In office 4 December 1988 – 6 August 1990
Prime Minister	Benazir Bhutto
Chairperson of theGroup of 77
In office 1976–1977
30thPresident of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
In office 1975–1975
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
In office 1972–0
Personal details
Born	(1924-08-21)21 August 1924 Hyderabad Sindh,British India
Died	3 June 2020

Iqbal Ahmad Akhund(Sindhi:اقبال احمد آخوند‎;Urdu:اقبال احمد آخوند;born 21 August 1924, died 3 June 2020) was a Pakistani diplomat and writer who served as the 7thpermanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nationsand the 5thnational security advisorto the11th prime minister of Pakistan,Benazir Bhuttoforforeign affairs and national security.He also served as chairperson of theGroup of 77(G77) from 1976 to 1977.

A head of theUnited Nations Centre Against Apartheid,Akhund also served as aSpecial Representative of the Secretary-GeneralandUnited Nations Assistant Secretary-Generalfrom 1979 to 1987.Akhund is deceased.

Early life

Akhund was born inHyderabad,Sindh Province.His father was a sessions judge inBritish Indian governmentand retired in the mid-1950s as a chief justice ofKhairpur.In 1945, Akhund obtained his masters degree in economics and political science atKarachi.Later on his family leftHyderabadand settled inKarachi.

Career

Akhund joined the foreign services after completing hiscivil servicesin 1948. He was appointed at various posts during his career such as permanent representative to the United Nations, assistant secretary-general at the United Nations, the president of the Security Council, andpresident of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.After retiring from foreign services, he was appointed as the national security advisor in thegovernment of Benazir Bhuttofrom 1988 to 1990.

Before serving at the UN, he served asambassador of Pakistan to Egypt,Yugoslaviaand France. Prior to his retirement from foreign services on security, he was appointed asUnited Nations Resident Coordinatorin Lebanon, and chairperson of the Security Council Committee on Sanctions againstRhodesia,a part of theUnited Nations Security Council.

Publications

• Akhund, I. (2017).Of Pearls and Pecks of Straw: Recollections, Essays, After-thoughts.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-940761-3.Retrieved30 November2021.
• Akhund, I.; Riyāz̤, F. (2001).Benaẓīr Ḥukūmat: Pahlā Daur: Kyā Khoyā, Kyā Pāyā?(in Latvian). Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-579421-2.Retrieved30 November2021.
• Akhund, I. (2000).Trial and Error: The Advent and Eclipse of Benazir Bhutto.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-579160-0.Retrieved30 November2021.
• Akhund, I. (1998).Memoirs of a Bystander: A Life in Diplomacy.Oxford Pakistan paperbacks. Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-577997-4.Retrieved30 November2021.
• Akhund, I.; Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies (1983).On Revitalizing the International Order.Wye paper. Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies.ISBN978-0-89843-051-6.Retrieved30 November2021.
• Akhund, I. (1979).Two Interviews on Pakistan's Nuclear Programme.Directorate of Films and Publications, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan.Retrieved30 November2021.