Musa Javed Chohan
Musa Javed Chohan, Pakistan Civil Service 1984
Born	May 30, 1948 (1948-05-30) (age 61) Pind Dadan Khan, Pakistan
Spouse(s)	Naela Chohan
Children	Omar Javed Chohan, Usman Waqqas Chohan, Ibrahim Abubakr Chohan
Residence	190 Coltrin Road
Alma mater	Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Govt. College, Lahore
Occupation	Pakistani Ambassador
Religion	Islam

Musa Javed Chohan (Urdu: موسی جاوید چوہان) (b. May 30, 1948 in Pind Dadan Khan, Pakistan) is the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada, as well as the former ambassador of Pakistan to France and Pakistan's permanent representative to UNESCO from 2001 to 2003. He has previously served as High Commissioner of Pakistan to Malaysia. In view of his efforts to further improve relations between France and Pakistan, he was awarded the Ordre National du Mérite for which he is a Commandeur.

[edit] Education

Ambassador Chohan holds Masters degrees in International Relations & Diplomacy; History; English Literature; and Defence and Strategic Studies. He is conversant in English, French, Urdu and Punjabi languages. He is an alumnus of Govt. College, Lahore and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

[edit] Career

From (L) to (R) Musa Javed Chohan, Naela Chohan, HRH Prince Aga Khan IV, Begum Inaara Aga Khan, and Sahibzada Yaqub Khan in Paris (2002)

Musa Javed Chohan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Paris, 1974.

Ambassador Chohan has served as Pakistan’s Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to France (2001-2003) and as High Commissioner to Malaysia (1997-2001). He was also Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO (2001-2003). Earlier, his assignments have included postings in the Pakistan Missions at Tehran, Guinea, Glasgow and Paris. He also served in Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations at New York.

In 1971 he started as an officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, he has also worked on various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad. These included assignments like Special Secretary Foreign Affairs (2003-2004), Director General (South Asia), Director General (Americas), Director General (Foreign Minister’s Office), Director (Foreign Secretary’s Office) and Director (Afghanistan). He was also a participant of the Senior Officers’ Course at Pakistan’s National Defence College in 1995-1996. Ambassador Chohan has participated in several conferences, seminars, symposia and meetings of the international and regional organisations, including the 40th, 41st and 42nd sessions of the UN General Assembly, UNESCO Executive Council and General Conference, UNFPA, UNDP, NAM, and the summits and Foreign Ministers’ meetings of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). Between 2004 and 2006, he oversaw the training of new entrants to the Foreign Service of Pakistan in his capacity as Director General, Foreign Service Academy at Islamabad, Pakistan.

He has published a collection of his poems entitled Barricaded Self, (2007).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Family

He is married to Naela Chohan, and has three children: Omar Javed Chohan, Usman Waqqas Chohan and Ibrahim Abubakr Chohan. He is the son of Dr.Muhammad Ashiq Chohan.

[edit] External links

• Canada-Pakistan Relations through the Afghan Prism Ambassador's Roundtable Conference, Carleton University
• Ottawa Citizen Interview Interview defending Pakistan's role in Afghanistan
• Pakistan Wants Taliban Negotiations Started Embassy Magazine Interview
• International Herald Tribune Letter to the Editor
• Globe and Mail Article on Stephan Dion
• Embassy Magazine Sexy and Savvy Survey
• Taliban Threats Backfire Diplomatic Article
• Pakistan's Well-Being Critical to Afghanistan Embassy Magazine Interview