Amna Baloch

Amna Baloch was born in 1966.^[2] She earned a master's degree in history from Quaid-i-Azam University and an MBA from Nanyang Technological University.

Baloch joined the Foreign Service in 1991. She served as a selection officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 1994 and again from 1998 to 2002.^[2] Baloch served as a Second Secretary in the Embassy of Pakistan in Copenhagen from 2001 to 2003 before returning to Islamabad.^[2] She served as a deputy director in the ministry between 2004 and 2005 before becoming a Director, a role she served in from 2005 to 2010. During her time in the Ministry's Headquarters, she served in political, administrative, and protocol divisions.^[1] Baloch served as a Minister in the Embassy of Pakistan in Colombo from 2011 to 2014 before being appointed as the Consul General of Pakistan to Chengdu, a role she served in from 2014 to 2017.^[1] Upon returning to Islamabad, she went on deputation to the Prime Minister's Office and served as a Joint Secretary from February 2018 to August 2018 before becoming the Addition Secretary in the Foreign Minister's Office from September 2018 to June 2019.^[2] Baloch was appointed as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia and served in the role from 2019 until 2023. She later served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg from 2023 until 2024. After completing her diplomatic assignment and returning to Pakistan, she was appointed the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan to replace the outgoing Syrus Qazi.^[3] She became the second female Foreign Secretary after Tehmina Janjua.^[3]

Amna Baloch is married and has two daughters.^[3]