Mr. Wajid Hassan Hashmi assumed the duties as the Consul General of Pakistan in Melbourne on 27 June 2025. Prior to this, he served as the Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka from August 2022 to June 2025 and as Deputy Consul General at the Consulate General of Pakistan in Toronto, Canada from 2016 to 2020. His earlier diplomatic postings include Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in Qatar (2014–2016) and First Secretary at the High Commission of Pakistan in Nairobi, Kenya (2009–2012).
Mr. Hashmi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2005. At the Ministry’s Headquarters in Islamabad, he has served in multiple capacities, including as Director (President Secretariat) (2021–2022), Director (China), Director (Administration) at the Foreign Service Academy, Deputy Chief of Protocol (P&I), Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Assistant Director in both the Spokesman’s Office and United Nations Division.
Mr. Hashmi holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. His professional training includes courses in diplomacy and international relations at the Clingendael Institute, Netherlands, Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad, Civil Services Academy, Lahore and a Persian language course at the University of Tehran.