Jehangir Karamat

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Nonresident Senior Fellow, 21st Century Defense Initiative

General Jehangir Karamat retired as the Chairman Joint Chiefs and Chief of Army Staff Pakistan in October 1998. He is an active participant in Track II dialogues and was a Commissioner on the International Commission on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament from 2009 to 2010. | View Full Bio

Experience

Current Positions

  • Advisory Board Member, Institute of Public Policy, Beaconhouse National University
  • Senate Member, The National Defense University Islamabad
  • Board of Governors, Islamabad Policy Research Institute

Past Positions

  • Commissioner, International Commission on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (2009-2010)
  •  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Chief of Army Staff,  Pakistan
  • Pakistani Ambassador to the United States (2004-2006)
  • Visiting Fellow
  • CISAC (1999-2000)
  • Visiting Fellow, Brookings (1999-2000)

Education

  • M.A. in International Relations, Quaide Azam University, Islamabad
  • Pakistan Army Command and Staff College
  • U.S. Army Command and Staff College
  • National Defense College, Pakistan

Contact

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