Ambassador
Dr. Yousaf Junaid
Ambassador of Pakistan
- Born on 08th April, 1959 in Lahore, Pakistan
- Holds MBBS degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
- Served as a Captain Doctor in Pakistan Army (1982-1985)
- Joined Commerce and Trade Group of Central Superior Services of Pakistan in 1986
Assignments in Pakistan:
- Held various assignments in Ministry of Commerce and other departments since 1986, including, Assistant Controller, Office of the Chief Controller Imports & Exports; Assistant Director, Export Promotion - Bureau; Deputy Director/Director, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan; Assistant Director, Federal Investigation Agency; Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax Department
- Director General, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
- Director Commercial, Trading Corporation of Pakistan
- Joint Secretary Ministry of Commerce
- Member Inquiries S&GAD Government of Punjab
- Chairman, Punjab Board of Investment & Trade
Assignments Abroad:
- Commercial Secretary, Pakistan Permanent Mission to United Nations WTO, UNCTAD, ITC & WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland from 1998 to 2001
- Consul General of Pakistan in Istanbul from August 2009 to 31st December 2017
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to the Republic of Türkiye (01 October 2022)
- Proficient in English, Urdu, Punjabi; and Turkish (Elementary)
- Has Three Sons
