Shahid M Amin

It is with great sadness and resilience that the family of Shahid Amin announces his passing on April 28th 2023, at the age of 87.

Shahid Amin passed away peacefully at his home in Karachi, Pakistan surrounded by his family and loved ones. He is survived by his wife Parveen, and his children Farah, Yousuf, Faisal, Hasan, and Ahmad. He will be lovingly remembered by all those who knew him.

He was a veteran Pakistani diplomat, spending 39 years in the foreign service. Since his retirement from foreign service, he remained an active voice of Pakistan, speaking on national television and writing extensively for newspapers on foreign policy and national affairs. Since 1999, he was a visiting professor for International Relations and Pakistan Studies in IoBM in Karachi, where he taught for over 20 years.

He was great man who had a deep love for Pakistan. He was honest and hardworking, with incredible intellect and a driving passion for cricket. He was well-spoken and had a love of Urdu poetry. He was a man of integrity and provided for his family in every way. He understood the true meaning of humility and grace, coming from a modest upbringing and becoming a self-made man. He achieved everything he wanted to achieve in his lifetime.

The Janaza will take place on April 29th at 1.15pm in Ayesha Masjid Phase 6 (Next to PSO Petrol Station Creek Club).

Shahid Amin Sb. has now been brought home and is in palliative care, where he will spend his remaining days with his family as comfortably as possible.

After Gordon College where he graduated in English Literature, he was asked to teach in the university, where he taught for two years before qualifying to join the foreign service.

After his time in the foreign service, he returned to his love of teaching and taught for over 20 years. He always spoke fondly of his students and his time at university. He took great pride in his students.

In this difficult time, the Amin family would deeply appreciate if you have any anecdotes or personal encounters with Shahid Amin, that you share them here in the comments. It would mean so much to have a collection of memories from this time.

We regret to inform you that Ambassador Shahid Amin is currently admitted in ICU in a local hospital due to severe health issues. We request you to join us in praying for his speedy recovery … Amin family.

A young Shahid Amin is seen in this footage

SYND 25 7 76 PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR MEETS INDIAN PRESIDENT, RE-ESTABLISHES RELATIONS (25 Jul 1976) The Pakistani Ambassador Sayed Fida Hassan presenting his credentials to the Indian President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as diplomatic links between ...

Shahid M. Amin will be teaching two classes in Spring 2022 at IoBM, Karachi: International Relations (Mondays) and Pakistan Studies (Thursdays).

Javed Jabbar and Huma Baqai interview Shahid Amin in program "Makalma" on PTV News about his book "Pakistan's Relations with Saudi Arabia" at 10 pm on Saturday, 11 December 2021.