Mumtaz Zahra Baloch
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Mumtaz Zahra Baloch | |
|---|---|
| Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Asim Iftikhar |
| Ambassador of Pakistan to the Republic of Korea | |
| In office 2020–2021 | |
| Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in China | |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab Fletcher School at Tufts University |
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch is a Pakistani diplomat currently serving as Spokesperson and Additional Foreign Secretary (Strategic Communication Division and Public Diplomacy) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Baloch has held various diplomatic positions including Ambassador of Pakistan to Korea, Minister/Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in China, and Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.
Baloch holds a master's degree in physics from University of the Punjab, a Master's in International Relations from Fletcher School at Tufts University in the US, and a degree from the École nationale d'administration, France.[1]
Diplomatic career
Baloch served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Korea from 2020 to 2021. Before her current role, she served as the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in China from 2015 to 2020. She also held the position of Political Affairs at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. from 2006 to 2011. Earlier in her career, from 1999 to 2002, she was the Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva.[2][3]
