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Naela Chohan (Urdu: نائلہ چوہان, alternative spelling Naila Chohan) (born 6 May 1958 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani diplomat and feminist artist. She is also committed to the prohibition of global Chemical Weapons, being the first civilian and woman to head the National Authority on the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical weapons in Pakistan. She is an alumnus of Quaid-e-Azam University and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.As a seasoned and veteran diplomat, Naela Chohan has worked, including in leadership positions, in eight different Pakistani diplomatic missions on five different continents. Naela Chohan is the current Ambassador of Pakistan to Australia, where she has laid emphasis on bolstering bilateral ties, therein prioritizing the enhancement of trade, business, educational and economic relations. She has previously served as Pakistan's Secretary for the Middle East and Africa, prior to which she was the Ambassador of Pakistan to Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador, where she has been a vocal proponent of stronger ties between Pakistan and Latin America.Canada's Embassy Magazine in January, 2008 described her by saying that "though slight in stature and soft in speech, Naela Chohan accounts for 50 per cent of the Pakistani foreign service's most potent power couple."

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Chohan Naila
Birth date	May 06, 1958
Birth place	Rawalpindi
Education	École du Louvre Quaid-i-Azam University École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts Centre d'Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques
Spouse	Musa Javed Chohan

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