Over his career, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Prime Minister’s Office, United Nations, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Pakistani diplomatic missions in Paris, New York, Washington, Stockholm and Berlin.

Born on 1 January 1952, Kamal is the son of Ambassador Kamaluddin Ahmad who joined the first batch of Pakistan Foreign Service in 1948.

Kamal is also the grandson of Khan Bahadur Naziruddin Ahmed, who was appointed in 1921 as the first Registrar of Dhaka University.

[1][2] From 1991 until 1994, Kamal worked as a Senior Aide in the Prime Minister's Office with primary responsibility for foreign affairs from 1991 to 1994.

[1] He then moved on to become an advisor to Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia until 1998.

[9] Shahid Kamal, in his various capacities over the years, has been highlighting the cultural traditions and values of Pakistan.