Career
After independence, he was appointed the first Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in 1947. He also remained the Ambassador of Pakistan to Canada, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Ikramullah was born into a prominent family in India.
Wilayatullah"s family served against many significant royal posts for several generations at the Court of the state of Bhopal.
Where Ikrmullah was born in 1903. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1934.
Later, Ikramullah served as Advisor to the preparatory commissions of the United Nations in London and San Francisco, and at its first general assembly, between 1945 and 1946. He was appointed a International Commission on Illumination (Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire) in the 1946 New Year Honours.
In July 1947, when the States Departments were established, Ikramullah was appointed from the International Correspondence Schools as Secretary, States Department, Provisional government of British India prior to independence.
During the subsequent era, He represented Pakistan in the University of Nebraska Omaha many times and also served as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada and the U.K, and also as Pakistan"s ambassador to Portugal and France. Ikramullah played key roles in establishing the Commonwealth Economic Committee and had been nominated as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the time of his death in 1963. Personal life
Inam Ikramullah (1934 - 2004)
Naz Ikramullah (born 1938)
Salma Ikramullah (Salma Sobhan) (11 August 1937 – 30 December 2003) - Bangladeshi barrister
Sarvath Ikramullah (born 24 July 1947) - now Princess Sarvath of Jordan.