Islamabad (GNP): Director General Pakistan Post, Sqn Ldr (R) Maqsood Ahmed, a BS-21 officer of the Government of Pakistan, is at the helm of a broad-based modernisation drive aimed at transforming the national postal network through policy innovation, institutional reform, and forward-looking leadership.
According to a statement issued by Pakistan Post, Maqsood Ahmed is steering the organisation toward greater operational efficiency, forging international partnerships, and overseeing complex postal and governmental functions.
His tenure has been marked by a sustained focus on improving service delivery and expanding connectivity across the country, reinforcing Pakistan Post’s standing as a vital public institution in an increasingly digital and competitive environment.
He brings an extensive track record of representing Pakistan at leading international postal forums, including the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU).
On the academic front, Maqsood Ahmed holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Karachi. He is a graduate of the National Management Course from the National School of Public Policy (now Pakistan Administrative College), Lahore, and is also an alumnus of both the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur and the Civil Services Academy in Lahore.
His professional career spans 38 years across the Pakistan Air Force and the Civil Services of Pakistan. Throughout his service, he has held a wide range of positions at unit, regional, circle, and directorate general levels within Pakistan Post. He has commanded three Postal Units, one Postal Region, and three Postal Circles, and has served as Joint Director and Executive Director at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Postal Staff College in Islamabad.
At Pakistan Post headquarters, he has occupied key roles including Director, Deputy Director General (Operations), and Additional Director General (Operations).
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On the international stage, Maqsood Ahmed has represented Pakistan at several high-profile forums, among them the 28th Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Dubai (2025), the UPU-WCO Contact Committee Meeting and SECUREX Workshop in Berne, Switzerland (2023), the 12th Asia-Pacific Postal Union Congress in Tehran (2017), and the 26th UPU Congress in Istanbul (2016).
Since July 2024, he has also served as an elected member of the Management Committee of the Advanced Electronic Services User Group (AESUG) under the UPU’s Telematics Cooperative.
Sohail Majeed is a Special Correspondent at The Diplomatic Insight. He has twelve plus years of experience in journalism & reporting. He covers International Affairs, Diplomacy, UN, Sports, Climate Change, Economy, Technology, and Health.
