Editing Ahmad Kamal

{{Short description|Pakistani diplomat (1938–2023)}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ahmed Kamal

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|4|9}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|5|25|1938|4|9}}

| birth_place =

| death_place = New York

| nationality = Pakistani

| alma_mater = [[Paris Institute of Political Studies]], [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] at [[Tufts University]], [[London School of Economics]]

| occupation = Diplomat

| years_active =

| known_for = Work at the [[United Nations]]

| awards = [[Tamgha-e-Pakistan]] (1971), [[Gwanghwa Medal]] (1987), Medal of Honour, [[Kyonghi University]] (1987), Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration, [[Myongji University]] (1987)

| office1 = [[Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations]]

| term_start1 = March 1995

| term_end1 = August 1999

| predecessor1 = [[Jamsheed Marker]]

| successor1 = [[Inam-ul-Haq (diplomat)|Inam-ul-Haq]]

| office2 = [[Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations]]

| term_start2 = March 1989

| term_end2 = March 1995

| predecessor2 = [[Mansur Ahmed]]

| successor2 = [[Munir Akram]]

| native_name_lang = ur

| native_name = {{nobold|احمد کمال}}

}}

'''Ahmed Kamal''' ({{lang-ur|احمد کمال}};9April 1938 – 25 May 2023) wasaPakistani diplomat, most noted for his work at the [[United Nations]]. He served as a professional diplomat in the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan]] for close to forty years until his retirement in 1999.<ref name=lib/><ref name=DePaul/>

==Education==

Ahmed Kamal was a graduate of the [[Paris Institute of Political Studies]] (better known as ''[[Sciences Po]]'') and the [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] at [[Tufts University]].<ref name=lib/> He was also a Carnegie Foundation Fellow at the [[London School of Economics]]. He authored several important publications on disarmament, management, multilateralism, global economic issues, and the technical aspects of informatics and information technology. He wasanhonorary visiting professor at several universities in the United States, and a member of the boardoftrustees of Fairleigh Dickinson University. He received numerous honors in Pakistan and in the other countries of his postings.<ref name=lib/>

==Career==

During his nearly 40 year long career, Kamal held diplomatic postings in India, Belgium, France, the Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Korea, and with the United Nations both in Geneva and in New York City.<ref name=lib/><ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/431398/back-to-the-future-3 Back to the future] Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 December 2008, Retrieved 9 April 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/educate-girls-eradicate-poverty-mutually-reinforcing-goal |author=Hoong Eng Khoo|title=Educate Girls, Eradicate Poverty – A Mutually Reinforcing Goal|website=UN Chronicle (United Nations) website|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=una/>

During his decade-long assignment as ambassador and permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations,<ref name=lib>[https://liu.cwp.libguides.com/archives_and_special_collections/kamal Archives and Special Collections: Archive of Ahmad Kamal, Senior Fellow, United Nations] libguides.com website, Retrieved 9 April 2022</ref><ref name=una/> he held many of the highest elective posts, suchasvice president of the General Assembly, president of the Economic and Social Council, chairman of the Consultations on the Role of NGOs at the United Nations, chairman of the Working Group on Informatics, chairman of the boardoftrustees of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research, and member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. He was the chief negotiator of Pakistan in the Uruguay Round negotiations which led to the establishment of the [[World Trade Organization]]. He had beenasenior fellow of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research, and was the founding president and chief executive officer of the Ambassador's Club at the United Nations.<ref name=lib/><ref>[https://www.un.int/kamal/kamal/advisory-board Ahmad Kamal was a member of the Advisory Board of The Ambassador's Club at the United Nations] United Nations website, Retrieved 10 April 2022</ref><ref name=una>{{cite web|url=https://www.unanyc.org/news/unanyc-launches-worldview-institute |title=The United Nations Association of New York Launches the Worldview Institute|date=12 September 2007|website=United Nations Association of New York website|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref>

==Death==

Kamal died in New York on 25 May 2023, at age 85.<ref>[https://www.app.com.pk/national/pakistans-former-permanent-envoy-to-un-amb-ahmad-kamal-passes-away-in-new-york/ Pakistan's former permanent envoy to UN Amb. Ahmad Kamal passes away in New York]</ref>

==Awards and recognition==

*Tamgha-e-Pakistan (Pakistan Medal) by the [[Government of Pakistan]] in 1971<ref name=DePaul>[https://condor.depaul.edu/pszczerb/KamalCV.html Profile of Ambassador Ahmad Kamal] DePaul University website, Retrieved 10 April 2022</ref>

*Gwanghwa Medal, (Order of Diplomatic Service Merit), [[Government of the Republic of Korea]] in 1987<ref name=DePaul/>

*Medal of Honour, Kyonghi University, Republic of Korea in 1987 {{Cn|date=May 2023}}

*Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration, [[Myongji University]], Republic of Korea in 1987<ref name=DePaul/>

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[https://www.un.int/kamal/publications Publications by Ambassador Ahmad Kamal on the United Nations website]

{{s-start}}

{{s-dip}}

{{succession box |title=[[Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations]] in New York|

years=March 1995 – August 1999|

before=[[Jamsheed Marker]]|

after=[[Inam-ul-Haq (diplomat)|Inam-ul-Haq]]}}

{{succession box |title=[[Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations]] in Geneva|

years=March 1989 – March 1995|

before=[[Mansur Ahmed]]|

after=[[Munir Akram]]}}

{{end}}

{{Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:2023 deaths]]

[[Category:Sciences Po alumni]]

[[Category:Permanent Representatives of Pakistan to the United Nations]]

[[Category:United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions members]]

[[Category:The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni]]

[[Category:Pakistani officials of the United Nations]]