Naela Chohan
Naela Chohan, Pakistan Civil Service, 1982
Ambassador of Pakistan to Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador
Born	May 6, 1958 (1958-05-06) (age 51) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Spouse(s)	Musa Javed Chohan
Children	Usman Waqqas Chohan, Ibrahim Abubakr Chohan
Alma mater	Harvard, Quaid-e-Azam University, École du Louvre, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Occupation	Pakistani Ambassador, Feminist Artist
Religion	Islam

Naela Chohan (Urdu: نائلہ چوہان) (born May 6, 1958 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani diplomat and feminist artist. She has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Film Censor Board, and of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Employment Corporation of Pakistan, and Inter State Gas System (Pvt). Naela Chohan also has experience in Chemical Weapons Disarmament, being the first civilian and woman to head the National Authority on the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in Pakistan. She is an alumnus of Quaid-e-Azam University, the Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques, The École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, École du Louvre, and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is currently serving as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador.

[edit] Education

Naela Chohan holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University, and a PhD session certificate in International Relations from Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques in Paris. She also received training at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the École du Louvre in Paris. Naela Chohan also undertook the Executive Development Program (EDP) from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. As a polyglot, she has fluency in English, French, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, and Bengali.

[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)

Naela Chohan & Boutros Boutros Ghali at her art exhibition for the International Women's Day at UNESCO in Paris (2002)

Naela Chohan's diplomatic assignments have included the High Commission of Pakistan in Ottawa, the Pakistan delegation to United Nations General Assembly 41st (1987) Session and 42nd (1988) Session, and the Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran (1989-1993), and Kuala Lumpur (1997-2001). She is currently serving as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador.

Naela Chohan also has experience in Chemical Weapons Disarmament, being the first civilian and woman to head the National Authority on the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in Pakistan.

In addition to her service as a career diplomat, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Employment Corporation of Pakistan and the Inter State Gas System Limited (Pvt); and a member of the Pakistan Film Censor Board. She was also unanimously elected Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Development Center (APDC), Kuala Lumpur (1998-2000).

[edit] Family

She is married to Musa Javed Chohan, and has two children, Usman Waqqas Chohan and Ibrahim Abubakr Chohan.

[edit] Publications

Chohan, Naela. Implementation: Asia - The National Authority of Pakistan. Chemical Disarmament Quarterly, Volume 5, No. 3, September 2007. [1]

[edit] External links

• Trilateral Border Deal CTV Interview with Naela Chohan
• Diplomats to Watch Out For Embassy Magazine Review
• Murder in Mumbai CBC Documentary including CBC Interview with Naela Chohan.
• CTV Interview Defending Pakistan's position in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
• Afghan Envoy Reassures - Pakistan's Fight Ottawa Citizen Interview with Naela Chohan
• Ottawa won't life ban on arms - Globe and Mail Article
• Pakistani Ambassador Faces Challenges - Ottawa Citizen Article
• Pakistani Diplomat Takes Center Stage Naela Chohan's Art Exhibition in Ottawa.
• Argentina proposes twinning of Punjab-Salta provinces: Pak ambassador Bilateral Cooperation between Punjab and Salta provinces.
• UNESCO Siège Naela Chohan's Art Exhibition
• Democratic Humour at the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Associated Press of Pakistan Statement on Indo-Pakistan cooperation in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
• Naela Chohan, Director General Disarmament Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction.
• The News International Pakistan, India should cooperate to fight terrorism
• Pakistan Suitable Destination for Investment Interview with TISA.

Naela Chohan & Datin Sri Endon Mahmood at the Museum of Islamic Heritage, Kuala Lumpur. (1999)