Islamabad: Additional Secretary Asia Pacific Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan, Ms Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has assumed the additional charge of Spokesperson and Madam Saima Sayed, Director General Strategic Communications Division will served as Deputy Spokesperson. Both officers will perform the new responsibilities in addition to their own duties.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar welcomed the “all ‘Spokeswomen’ team”.“Congratulations on being MOFA’s flag bearers and the interface between MOFA’s work and how the world hears about it. All the very best!” she tweeted.
A Pakistani career diplomat Ambassador Mumtaz Zahra Baloch is currently serving as Additional Secretary Asia & Pacific. She has previously served as Ambassador of Pakistan to the Republic of Korea (2020-2021), Minister/Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing (2015-2020), Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC (2006-2011) and as Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, Geneva (1999- 2002).
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs she has served as Director (America), Director (Security Council and Human Rights) and Director (Strategic Planning) in the Office of the Foreign Secretary. During 2014-2015, she served as Director
(Academic Programme) and later as Director General of the Foreign Service Academy Islamabad.
Ms. Baloch holds Masters degree in Physics from the Punjab University, Lahore, a Masters in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA and a degree from the prestigious Ecole Nationale d’ Administration, France.
Ms. Saima Sayed, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is career diplomat, Saima Sayed is currently serving as Director General Strategic Communications. She has previously served as Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, New York (2015-2018), First Secretary at the High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi(2012-2015) and as Second Secretary at the Embassy of Pakistan, Paris (2007-2010).
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs she has served as Director (Arms Control & Disarmament& Science Diplomacy), Deputy Chief of Protocol and Deputy Director Europe. Ms. Sayed holds Masters degree in Public Administration from Quaid–i-Azam University, Islamabad.
