S. Azmat Hassan

Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan (Ret.), M.A., M.Sc., is a former ambassador of Pakistan and currently a senior faculty associate of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, specializing in Middle Eastern studies.

Education

Hassan studied at St. Anthony's High School in Lahore. He has an M.A. in economics from Cambridge University and an M.Sc. in strategic studies from Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Civil service

His distinguished 33-year career includes postings within the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister's Office as Director-General for Afghanistan, Additional Secretary of the Middle East Division and Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for Foreign Affairs and Defense. He was alaso a career diplomat for the Pakistani foreign service in many capacaties, including Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and, later, Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia, Syria and Morocco.

School of Diplomacy and International Relations

Hassan joined the School of Diplomacy and International Relations in fall 2000 following the end of his Pakistani civil service career. He has represented the School of Diplomacy in numerous conferences and serves on the boards of organizations including the New Jersey Division of the UNA-USA, the Center for War/Peace Studies and the Center for UN Reform Education. A frequent commentator on international affairs for television and radio, Hassan also writes widely on foreign affairs for the press. His articles and perspectives appear regularly in the Daily Record (New Jersey), the Star-Ledger (New Jersey) and Dawn (Pakistan).

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Currently (May–July 2006), Hassan is a visiting facultymember at the Lahore University of Management Sciences where he is teaching two courses - SS 3212 Politics of International Terrorism and SS 3213 US involvement in the Middle East.

External links

• School of Diplomacy website