Abdul Basit (diplomat)
Abdul Basit | |
|---|---|
| Pakistan High Commissioner to India | |
| In office 2014 – August, 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Salman Bashir |
| Succeeded by | Sohail Mahmood |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Abdul Basit is a retired Pakistani diplomat who served as the former high commissioner of Pakistan to India. He was appointed to his position in 2014 and was based at the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi. Previously, he served as Pakistan's ambassador to Germany from May 2012 to March 2014. During his career, he has been posted at Moscow, New York, Sana'a, Geneva and London.