Iqbal Akhund
Iqbal Akhund | |
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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[1] | |
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations | |
In office 1972– | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyderabad Sindh,British India | 21 August 1924
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 Nations[2]and the 5thnational security advisorto the11th prime minister of Pakistan,Benazir Bhuttoforforeign affairs and national security.[3]He also served as chairperson of theGroup of 77(G77) from 1976 to 1977.[2]
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.[4]Akhund is deceased.[5]
Early life
[edit]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.[6]Later on his family leftHyderabadand settled inKarachi.[7]
Career
[edit]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.[6][8]
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.[9]
Publications
[edit]- 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.
References
[edit]- ^"Former Presidents, 1946-2004 - 75th Economic and Social Council".Welcome to the United Nations.6 July 2015.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^ab"Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XIX, South Asia".Office of the Historian.28 March 1977.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"BENAZIR BHUTTO, IN THE IVY LEAGUE".Washington Post.7 June 1989.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Country files - Lebanon - Iqbal Akhund, Secretary-General's Special Representative".UNARMS.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Remembering Iqbal Akhund".South Asia.July 2020.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^ab"The 1947 Partition Archive".Facebook.29 August 2016.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"A Diplomat and a Raconteur".Newsline.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Iqbal A. Akhund of Pakistan Elected President of Economic and Social Council".United Nations Digital Library System(in Latin). 13 January 1975.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Iqbal Akhund: Pakistan (1976-1977)".The Group of 77.Retrieved30 November2021.
- 1924 births
- 2020 deaths
- Ambassadors of Pakistan to Egypt
- Ambassadors of Pakistan to France
- Ambassadors of Pakistan to Yugoslavia
- Indian emigrants to Pakistan
- Pakistani writers
- People from Hyderabad State
- Permanent Representatives of Pakistan to the United Nations
- Special Representatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
- United Nations Security Council officials