Consul General Zaman Mehdi

Mr. Mehdi is a career Foreign Service Officer and has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various positions since 2003. He has worked as Assistant Director-Europe (2004-2005), Director Foreign Secretary’s Office (2011-2012), Director-Counter Terrorism (2018-2019), Director-Foreign Secretary’s Office (2019-2020) and Director General–Strategic Planning (2020-2021).

Mr. Mehdi has served in Pakistan’s diplomatic Missions in Beijing as Second Secretary (2005-2010). He has also served as First Secretary & Counsellor Political (2012-2018) at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington D.C., USA. Prior to his appointment as Consul General of Pakistan in Chicago in October 2025, Mr. Mehdi served as Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva.

He is a Science Graduate from National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and has a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Peshawar.

He is married, and has a daughter and a son.

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