Saudi Arabia: Pakistan military figure named ambassador to Riyadh


Issue 1118 - 21 Jan 2021 | 1 minute read

Pakistan has appointed former Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar as its new ambassador to Saudi Arabia, replacing Raja Ali Ejaz who had been in Riyadh for the past two years. The decision means both countries have now appointed retired senior military officers as envoy; Saudi ambassador in Islamabad is Nawaf Bin Saeed Al-Maliki, a retired Rear Admiral in the Royal Saudi Navy.

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