H. E. Babar W. Malik is a former diplomat who worked in the Foreign Service of Pakistan

Foreign Service of Pakistan

Foreign Service of Pakistan was formally created in October 1952, after having been an improvised organization since the creation of Pakistan....

 for more than 39 years, serving as Pakistan's ambassador to Australia

Australia

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 and Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

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Malik was born in Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 and educated at St. Anthony's High School

St. Anthony's High School (Lahore)

St. Anthony's High School is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore in Pakistan. It is ranked among the best educational institutions in Punjab. It is situated at Lahore's historical road, The Mall....

 and Aitchison College

Aitchison College

Aitchison College, Lahore, is one of the most prestigious educational institutions of its kind in South Asia. Established in 1886, it has retained its character over the years, maintaining the public school tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports and co-curricular activities...

. Later, he received an MA in English Literature from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

As a diplomat, Malik was posted to the USA, Morocco, Mexico, France, Egypt, Russia, New Zealand and Fiji.

Malik comes from an old prominent family of Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

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