Abdul Basit (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.^[2] Previously, he served as Pakistan's ambassador to Germany from May 2012 to March 2014.^[2] During his career, he has been posted at Moscow, New York, Sana'a, Geneva and London.^[2]

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[1]
Succeeded by	Sohail Mahmood
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Diplomat

Work

• Hostility: A Diplomat's Diary on Pakistan India Relations. HarperCollins. 2021. ISBN 9789354226977.