Veteran Diplomat And Pioneer Of Cricket Commentary Passes Away
Zeeshan Mehtab Published June 21, 2018 | 05:57 PM
Veteran diplomat and one of the pioneers of cricket commentary in the country, Jamsheed Marker passed away here Thursday at the age of 95.
KARACHI, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jun, 2018 ) :Veteran diplomat and one of the pioneers of cricket commentary in the country, Jamsheed Marker passed away here Thursday at the age of 95.
Marker holding the honor of being the world's longest serving envoy represented his country as ambassador to 10 different capitals besides being assigned with no less than nine concurrent positions during a diplomatic career spread over a period of 30 years.
In these years, he efficiently represented his motherland at different international forums.
In recognition of his services, Marker was awarded with Sitara-e- Quaid-e-Azam and Hilal-e-Imtiaz, further conferred with doctorate degrees by prestigious universities of the country.
Marker serving as U.N.'s under secretary general and special advisor to Secretary General of U.N. Kofi Annan was internationally acclaimed for his contribution towards the solution of Timor conflict.
In the very capacity he also served as U.N. special envoy to East Timor in 1999.
The man who belonged to the Pakistan's highly educated Parsi community was born on November 24, 1922 in Karachi and had his education at prestigious institutions of the world.
His death is being equally mourned by all people of Pakistan for losing not only a strong nationalist but also a sports lover as well as great humanitarian.
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