Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations

The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations (Urdu: اقوام متحدہ میں پاکستان کا مستقل مندوب) is Pakistan's diplomatic representative to the United Nations (UN). The permanent Representative (UN ambassador) is the head of Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York, there is another Pakistani Mission based at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland.

Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Nations
Emblem of Pakistan
Flag of Pakistan
Incumbent Asim Iftikhar Ahmad since 1 April 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	His Excellency Ambassador
Residence	Manhattan, New York City
Nominator	Prime Minister of Pakistan
Appointer	President of Pakistan
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Syed Itaat Husain
Formation	30 September 1947; 77 years ago (1947-09-30)
Deputy	Mohammad Aamir Khan Deputy Permanent Representative
Website	Pakistan Mission – UN

The mission is usually headed by a career foreign service officer, but has historically been led by an eminent personalities from business, media, law and other areas and are usually political appointees.^{[contradictory]} The current holder of the position is Asim Iftikhar Ahmed; prominent previous holders include Munir Akram, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Masood Khan and Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.

List of ambassadors

Name	Entered office	Left office
Syed Itaat Husain	1948	1951
Patras Bokhari	1951	1954
Prince Aly Khan	February 1958	May 1960
Muhammad Zafrullah Khan	1961	1964
Syed Amjad Ali	1964	1967
Agha Shahi	1967	1972
Iqbal Akhund	1972	?
Niaz A. Naik	1978	1982
Sardar Shah Nawaz	1982	1989
Jamsheed Marker	September 1990	March 1995
Ahmad Kamal	March 1995	August 1999
Inam-ul-Haq	August 1999	February 2000
Shamshad Ahmad	February 2000	May 2002
Munir Akram	May 2002	September 2008
Hussain Haroon	September 2008	October 2012
Masood Khan	October 2012	January 2015
Maleeha Lodhi	February 2015	30 September 2019
Munir Akram	September 2019	March 2025
Asim Iftikhar Ahmad	April 2025	Incumbent