Shamshad Ahmad (Urdu: شمشاد احمد) (born 10 December 1941)[3] is a veteran Pakistani diplomat, international relations expert and an author who served in BPS-22 grade as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan from 1997 to 2000.

Shamshad Ahmad did his master's degree in Political Science and B.A (Hons) from Government College Lahore before joining Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1965.

His diplomatic career includes various posts at the capital of Pakistan, in Islamabad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in Pakistani missions abroad.

[7] Earlier, he signed the June 23, 1997 agreement in Islamabad with his Indian counterpart Salman Haider on resumption of India-Pakistan peace process which is today the basis of the ongoing "composite dialogue" between the two countries.

[8] During his tenure as Ambassador to the United Nations, he co-chaired together with Ambassador of New Zealand UN General Assembly's Working Group on Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Development in Africa, and also served as Senior Consultant to the UN on economic and social matters (2002–2003) with particular focus on sustainable development and poverty alleviation.