Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir,
Deputy Permanent Representative / Economic Minister
Dr. Zafar Qadir is responsible for Trade Policy Review, Rules Negotiations,
Trade Negotiations Committee etc. Prior to his present assignment, he
worked as head of Foreign Trade Wing in the Ministry of Commerce. He led
Pakistan’s delegations in most of the market access negotiations
during this period both at bilateral and regional levels.
During his civil service career, Dr. Qadir held senior
managerial positions in the District, Divisional and Provincial administration
in Pakistan, involving revenue administration, project management and
community development. He received special training in project management
and HR skills at the University of Connecticut (USA), University of Manchester
(UK) and ADB Institute (Philippines).
Dr. Qadir holds Masters Degrees in Politics, Economics
and Business Administration and a PhD in Development Studies from the
Trinity College & University, Louisiana, USA. He is working with the
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the WTO since August 2004.
