Salman Bashir (Urdu: سلمان بشیر) (born 4 March 1952) is a retired Pakistani diplomat who served in Grade 22 as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India.
[1] His foreign diplomatic assignments included: Pakistan Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva (1980–1984), Organisation of the Islamic Conference Secretariat, Jeddah (1988–1995), Ambassador of Pakistan to Denmark and Lithuania (July 1999 to February 2003).
[1] He then replaced Riaz Mohammad Khan as the Foreign Secretary from 3 May 2008 to 3 March 2012.
[4][5] Salman Bashir also served as High Commissioner of Pakistan to India from 2012 to 2014.
His brother, Admiral Noman Bashir, is the former Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy.