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Mahmood Shafqat

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Mahmood Shafqat
Chairman of UNICEF
In office
1957–1958
Preceded byBalachandra Rajan
Succeeded byJohn Ryan
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Mahmood Shafqat (also spelled Mahmoud Shafqat) was a Pakistani diplomat. He served as Chairman of UNICEF from 1957 to 1958.[1][2]

He served at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York during the 1950s and 1960s, including as Alternate Permanent Representative.[3] He later served as Pakistan's Ambassador to Algeria, Poland and France from 1974. He was also Pakistan's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO from 1974 to 1976.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Officers of the UNICEF Executive Board 1946–2014, UNICEF
  2. ^ Executive Board, UNICEF
  3. ^ Permanent Missions to the United Nations, p. 146, United Nations, 1966
  4. ^ UNESCO Chronicle, vol. 20, p. 109, UNESCO, 1974
  5. ^ UNESCO Chronicle, vol. 22, p. 56, UNESCO, 1976