Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdullah Hussain Haroon took charge of his office on Tuesday and also held introductory meeting with the high officials of the Foreign Office. Soon after taking the oath, Haroon reached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was received by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and other senior officials of the Foreign Office.
He also attended the Iftar dinner hosted by the foreign secretary for senior officials of the Foreign Office and media persons.
Abdullah Hussain Haroon had served as Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations from September 2008 to December 2012. He is a renowned businessman, social activist and a previous Sindh Assembly speaker who was a board member of several educational institutes, sports associations and charity organizations.
Haroon started his early career in public service as the election coordinator for Pakistan Muslim League in the year 1970. Later he was appointed as councillor Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) (1979-1985); member provincial assembly of Sindh (1985-1988), trustee Karachi Port Trust (KPT) (1980-1982); speaker provincial assembly of Sindh (1985-1986); and leader of opposition, provincial assembly of Sindh (1986-1988).
He has also served as delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (1996-1999); Chairman, Griffith College Karachi (1999-2005) and President, Pakistan-China Business Forum (1999-2004).
In 2008, Hussain Haroon was elected as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, replacing veteran Munir Akram.