Maliha Lodhi
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Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, (Urdu: مليحه لودهى;HI, PhD), is a Pakistani political scientist, diplomat, columnist, and military strategist who served as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom and prior to that, twice as the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States. [1] She currently serves as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, the first women to hold the position.[2] She also serves as the President of the UNICEF Executive Board.[3]
She was the resident fellow at the Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government at the Harvard University. She served as a member of the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament from 2001 to 2005. In 1994, Lodhi was selected by Time magazine as one of a hundred people in the world who will help to shape the 21st century. [4]
In 2009 she was named an international scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Lodhi taught Politics and Political Sociology at the London School of Economics from 1980 to 1985 and was the editor of The News International. [5] Lodhi is also a member of the National Defence University's Senate, and a member of the advisory council of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.[6]
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Early life and family
Lodhi was born in Lahore, Punjab, to an upper-middle-class family.[7] Her father was the chief executive of the British-based oil company and was the first head of a British company in Pakistan.[7] Her mother received a MA in journalism and was offered a scholarship to study in the United States after graduating, but gave up a career in journalism to become a homemaker and look after her children.[7] Lodhi has two siblings.[7] Lodhi was married to a banker in London, but they divorced after five years of marriage.[7] Together, they have a son named Faisal, who is now married.[7]
Lodhi first received her school education in Lahore and Rawalpindi, but moved to United Kingdom. She attended the London School of Economics in 1972 to study economics.[8] She received her BSc in Economics, with specializing in government finances in 1976, worked towards attaining PhD in political science, which she was awarded in 1980.[8] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Bhutto, the People's Pakistan Party and political development in Pakistan,1967–1977".
Career
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She taught for a short while at the Quaid-i-Azam University, in Islamabad and at the London School of Economics for five years (1980–1985). Lodhi returned to Pakistan in 1986 after martial law had been lifted. Her phones were tapped and she was followed anyway. She joined and edited the English language newspaper The Muslim (1987–1990). She became the founding editor of The News International (1990–1993 and 1997–1999) and also became the first woman in Asia to edit a national daily newspaper.[9]
Dr. Lodhi became the Pakistani Ambassador to the United States under two different administrations: from 1993–1996 and then during 1999–2002 (in the process becoming Pakistan's longest ever serving Ambassador to the US), before relinquishing her post on the completion of her second tour of duty. Since 2001, she has also served on the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Affairs (2001–2005) and continued to do so while holding the post of Pakistan's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2003–2008).
According to the Los Angeles Times, During a trip of three U.S. senators to Islamabad, Benazir Bhutto introduced Lodhi by saying "Meet Maleeha. She's my strongest critic." The same source claims that she is said to have brokered Bhutto's access to the late chief of army staff, Asif Nawaz, which helped pave the way for Bhutto's return to power in 1993.[10]
During her time as Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S she was present at the meeting on 12 September 2001, at the United States Department of State between Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Lieutenant General Mahmud Ahmed, the head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency. The meeting served as pivotal in Pakistan's role in War on Terror.[11]
A recipient of the 2002 Hilal-i-Imtiaz Presidential Award for Public Service, she is the author of two essay collections: Pakistan’s Encounter with Democracy and The External Challenge (Vanguard and Lahore Jang Publications, 1994). Her latest book, Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State, was published in April 2011 (by C Hurst, Colombia University Press and Oxford University Press). In 1994, Time magazine cited Dr. Lodhi as one of 100 global pacesetters and leaders, who would define the 21st century and was the only person from Pakistan on that list.
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We're struggling out here, but there is not enough knowledge. We're depicted sometimes as a rogue state, and that is not fair.
— Lodhi talking to Los Angeles Times on April 05, 1994, [12]
Ambassador to the United Nations
Lodhi made her debut address at the United Nations on 6 February 2015 where she called for 'addressing the underlying factors responsible for terrorism so as to formulate an effective and comprehensive response'.[13]
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It took my country 67 years to send a woman to the United Nations, it takes a while, but eventually we get there.
— Lodhi talking to United Nations Population Fund Q&A on 11 Mar 2015, [14]
Addressing the Catalytic Partnerships for Gender Equality in Education event in United Nations on March 14, 2015, Lodhi said Pakistan has launched innovative schemes and pilot projects for girls’ education. Lodhi also said that the education voucher scheme launched in Punjab, as well as conditional grants that were given in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have helped in promoting education in Pakistan.[15] She also hosted a lavish reception in honor of ambassadors and other prominent personalities at her residence.[16]
Lodhi while addressing the United Nations Security Council debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan she said that “The new Afghan government has called for dialogue to resolve differences through political means. There are encouraging indications that the Taliban may be willing to negotiate with the National Unity Government,” Lodhi urged that “The Taliban will no doubt test the mettle of the Afghan National Security Force. It will need to demonstrate to them that a military solution is not possible,”.[17]
After assuming charge as the President of executive board of UNICEF, Lodhi in an Op-Ed for CNN argued that 'We must never accept a world in which humanitarian aid workers can be attacked and killed with impunity.' Under her leadership UNICEF has reaffirmed commitment to giving every child a fair chance in life.[18]
Awards
- The Hilal-i-Imtiaz award from Pakistan (2002)
- An Honorary Fellowship from the London School of Economics (2004)
- An Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from London's Metropolitan University (2005)
See also
- Sara Suleri Goodyear
- Syeda Abida Hussain
- Attiya Inayatullah
- Zubaida Jalal Khan
- Jugnu Mohsin
- Sherry Rehman
- Fahmida Riaz
- Parveen Shakir
- Kamila Shamsie
- Bapsi Sidhwa
- List of Pakistani journalists
References
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- ↑ Maleeha Lodhi made Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN
- ↑ UNICEF Executive Board reaffirms commitment to giving every child a fair chance in life
- ↑ Pakistan appoints journalist Maleeha Lodhi as UN envoy
- ↑ Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
- ↑ Pakistan's new ambassador talks to Alice Thomson about Iraq, feminism and discos
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- ↑ Profile : New Envoy Aims to End Pakistan's 'Rogue' Image : Maleeha Lodhi's credentials include an eye for power, a blue-blood pedigree, a career in journalism and a thousand-watt smile.
- ↑ A Pakistani Envoy in Britain Defuses Cultural Land Mines
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-05/news/wr-42277_1_maleeha-lodhi/2
- ↑ Pakistan tells UN to address root causes for eliminating terrorism
- ↑ https://twitter.com/UNFPA/status/575407780489732097
- ↑ Cash grants being given to mothers who enroll their daughters in schools: Maleeha Lodhi
- ↑ Maleeha hosts reception in honour of envoys, celebrities
- ↑ No military solution to conflict, Maliha Lodhi tells Afghan Taliban
- ↑ Attacks on aid workers an attack on all
External links
- Center for Dialogues: New York University | Islamic World – U.S. – The West – Maleeha Lodhi (Pakistan)
- Emel: Issue 4 March / April 2004 – High Society to High Commission
- Harvard University: Institute of Politics | Former Fellows – Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
- Imran.com: Biography of Dr. Maleeha Lodhi | Once Again Ambassador – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination: Princeton University | 2008–2009 – Pakistan's Current Crisis
- The International Institute for Strategic Studies: Council – HE Dr Maleeha Lodhi
- The-South-Asian.com: Dr. Maleeha Lodhi – Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S.
- The Telegraph: Pakistan | Moderate voice of Islam – 27 September 2003
- United States Institute of Peace: Pakistan Security Challenges: Implications of the AFPAK Strategy – A Discussion with Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi
- Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace: High Commissioner / High Commission for Pakistan in the United Kingdom
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Preceded by | Pakistan Ambassador to the United States January 1994 – January 1997 |
Succeeded by Riaz Khokhar |
Preceded by | 2nd term December 1999 – August 2002 |
Succeeded by Ashraf Qazi |
Preceded by
Abdul Kader Jaffer
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Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom April 2003 – June 2008 |
Succeeded by Wajid Shamsul Hasan |
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