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Tasawar Khan assumes charge as Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner in Australia
(By Syed Zafar Hussain, Editor in Chief Sada-e-Watan Sydney)

The newly appointed Deputy High Commissioner/Minister of Pakistan to the Australia Mr. Tasawar Khan formally assumed the charge of his office on Monday, 17 November 2008. He has been in Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 22 years and enjoys the reputation of being a professional diplomat. Mr. Tasawar Khan held various diplomatic assignments in Pakistan Missions abroad. Before arriving to Canberra. Mr. Tasawar Khan was serving as Director General (Middle East Division) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad Pakistan.

TASAWAR KHAN

§      Masters degree in International Diplomatic Studies

               University of London, United Kingdom

§      Bachelors degree in General and Defence Studies

Nov 2008 – todate

            Deputy High Commissioner,

            High Commission for Pakistan, Canberra

Feb 2008 – Nov 2008

            Director General

            Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad

June 2006 – Feb 2008

Director

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad.

June 2003 – Feb 2007

Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission

Embassy of Pakistan, Harare, Zimbabwe

September 1999 – June 2003

First Secretary/Head of Chancery

Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

September 1997 – August 1999

Director

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad

Sep 1996 – Sept 1997

Second Secretary

High Commission for Pakistan, London.

July 1995 – Sept 1997

Assistant Director

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad.

March 1997 – June 1995

Second Secretary/CDA a.i.

Embassy of Pakistan, Port Louis, Mauritius

April 1989 – Feb 1991

Assistant Director (Protocol)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad

2^nd June 1960

                        Married – four children

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