Masuma Hasan
Masuma Hasan is a Pakistani scholar[1] who was the first woman Ph.D. and first woman federal secretary of Pakistan. She was the Chairperson of Group of 77[2] at the UN in Vienna, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office in Vienna & International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and other international organizations, and Pakistan’s ambassador to International Atomic Energy Agency and Austria (with accreditation to Slovenia and Slovakia).
Education
- Ph.D. (Economics and Politics) University of Cambridge, UK, 1967.
- M.A. (Political Science) University of Karachi, 1962.
Career
- 2000–2001 Cabinet Secretary, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
- 1997–1999 Director, National Institute of Public Administration, Karachi
- Chairperson, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karachi
- 1994–1997 Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office in Vienna, IAEA, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and other international organizations in Vienna, and
- Ambassador of Pakistan to Austria with accreditation to Slovenia and Slovakia
- Chairperson, Group of 77 at the UN in Vienna 1996 and Pakistan's Permanent Representative
- 1991–1994 Director, National Institute of Public Administration, Karachi
- 1984–1990 Director General, Management Services Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad and Karachi
- 1981–1984 Director, Public Administration Research Centre, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
- 1967–1981 Member of the faculty, National Institute of Public Administration, Karachi
Books
- Pakistan in a Changing World, 1978, the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs
References
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: I-M 2001 - By Nagendra Kr Singh
- ↑ PAKISTAN: FATAL SLUM FIRE REIGNITES CONCERNS OVER POOR … Pay-Per-View - Inter Press Service English News Wire - HighBeam Research - January 27, 2009
External links
- Article on Masuma Hasan by the International Museum of Women.
- interview with Masuma Hasan by Masum Moyana.
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