Maleeha Lodhi
Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, HI, is a journalist, academic, and diplomat from Pakistan. Till recently, she was the high commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom. She was ambassador from Pakistan to the United States from 1994-1997 and 1999-2002.
Maliha Lodhi | |
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 Lodhi (center) with fellow statesman Abdul Sattar in 2001 | |
| 17th Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 17 December 1999 – 4 August 2002 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Preceded by | Riaz Khokhar |
| Succeeded by | Ashraf Qazi |
| In office 21 January 1994 – 30 January 1997 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Syeda Abida Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Riaz Khokhar |
| Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office April 1, 2003 – June 14, 2008 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Zafarullah Khan Jamali Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Shaukat Aziz |
| Preceded by | Abdul Kader Jaffer |
| Succeeded by | Wajid Shamsul Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maliha Lodhi |
| Citizenship |  Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Quaid-i-Azam University London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Diplomat, military strategist, academician |
At present she is a Fellow at the Institute of Politics, Kennedy School, Harvard University. She has also been a member of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Syeda Abida Hussain |
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States January 1994 - January 1997 |
Succeeded by Riaz Khokhar |
| Preceded by Tariq Fatemi |
2nd term December 1999 - August 2002 |
Succeeded by Ashraf Qazi |
| Preceded by Abdul Kader Jaffer |
Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom April 2003 - June 2008 |
Succeeded by Wajid Shamsul Hasan |