Jalil Abbas Jilani

Jalil Abbas Jilani
Jilani in 2023
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Caretaker
In office 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024
President	Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
Preceded by	Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Succeeded by	Ishaq Dar
27th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
In office 2 December 2013 – 26 February 2017
Nominated by	Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by	Sherry Rehman
Succeeded by	Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry
Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States
In office 16 March 2012 – 2 December 2013
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervez Ashraf Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Salman Bashir
Succeeded by	Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-02) 2 February 1955 (age 69) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	Independent
Relations	Tassaduq Hussain Jillani (brother) Yousaf Raza Gillani (cousin)
Alma mater	National Defense University

Jalil Abbas Jilani is a retired Pakistani diplomat who served in Grade 22 as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. He is former Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, he served in office from 17 August 2023 till 04 March 2024.^[1] He was born on February 3, 1955, in Multan to a family known for high-profile bureaucrats.^[2] He served as the 22nd Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States from December 2013 to February 2017, and previously served as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan from March 2012 to December 2013.^[3][4] He has also served as a Senior Director at the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS).^[5]