Global Peace Strategy Forum
Senior Fellow
Ambassador Fauzia Nasreen

Ambassador Fauzia Nasreen

Former Ambassador & High Commissioner

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Ambassador Fauzia Nasreen is a distinguished Pakistani diplomat, academic, and policy expert with extensive experience in foreign affairs, strategic studies, governance, and public policy. She joined the Diplomatic Service of Pakistan in 1973 and served in several important positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in Pakistan's diplomatic missions abroad.

During her diplomatic career, she served in Iran, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Italy. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she held key positions including Director for Iran, Iraq and Türkiye, Director General Europe, and Additional Secretary Europe.

She served as Pakistan's Ambassador to Nepal and Poland (with concurrent accreditation to the Czech Republic) and as High Commissioner to Australia (with concurrent accreditation to Fiji). She was conferred an award by the Government of Poland for her contribution to strengthening Pakistan-Poland relations.

Ambassador Nasreen holds Master's degrees in English Literature and Defence and Strategic Studies, along with an M.Phil. in International Relations. She attended the Visiting Fellowship Programme at Oxford University, the 2015 Colloquium organised by the Inclusive Security Institute at Harvard University, and qualified the National Defence Course in 1996.

She has also made significant contributions to academic and policy institutions. She served as Member Directing Staff at the National Defence College, Director General of the Foreign Service Academy, Head of the Centre for Policy Studies at COMSATS University, and Adviser SDGs at the COMSATS Secretariat. She also served as Grievance Commissioner for Children and Senior Adviser for Overseas Pakistanis at the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat.

Ambassador Nasreen has written on various subjects, participated in national and international conferences as a speaker and chair, and organised conferences and seminars. She has taught at COMSATS University and served as Visiting Faculty at National Defence University (NDU), Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), and the National University of Modern Languages (NUML).

Ambassador Nasreen's association with the GPS Forum as the Senior Fellow adds diplomatic, academic, and policy value to the Forum's work, particularly through her experience in foreign policy, strategic studies, governance, sustainable development goals (SDGs), institutional development, and international engagement.