Pakistani diplomat
Syed Tariq Fatemi
(
Urdu
:
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;
Bengali
:
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; born 9 July 1944)
, is a Pakistani
diplomat
who most recently served as
Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs
to the
Prime Minister
Shahbaz Sharif
till the government completed its term. He previously served as
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
and to the
European Union
.
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Biography
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Born in
Dhaka
,
British India
(present-day Bangladesh), Fatemi went on to serve as a career
foreign service
officer and has held
diplomatic missions
throughout his career.
[4]
In addition, he also provided his foreign policy expertise to represent Pakistan's case at the
International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA). Aside from foreign service, he has briefly taught courses on
International relations
at the
Foreign Service Academy
and as well as courses on
Security studies
at the
National Defence University
and the
Quaid-i-Azam University
. A key member of the
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
, he is the author of the book, "
The Future of Pakistan
", and has repeatedly appeared in
news media
to comment on foreign affairs of the country.
[4]
He is an expert on
Russian studies
and is fluent in
Russian language
.
[3]
Controversy surrounded him during Nawaz Sharif's tenure.
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Career
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His career as a Pakistani diplomat is enriched with assignments in Pakistan Missions abroad, including New York, Moscow (twice), Beijing and Washington (twice). He served as Additional Foreign Secretary (Americas and Europe Divisions) and worked in the Prime Minister's Office, in charge of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Defense Production.
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From 1982 to 1986, he served as the delegate to the UN General Assembly Sessions and attended several Non-Aligned and OIC Conferences, while being the member of the UN-sponsored Geneva negotiations on Afghanistan.
In 1999, Fatemi was promoted to the rank of a Federal Secretary?the highest rank in the country's civil service.
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He also served as the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Pakistan to
Zimbabwe
and later served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Jordan, Belgium, Luxembourg and then to European Union (Brussels) and retired in 2004.
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After his retirement, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and assisted the party on various foreign policy matters.
In April 2017, the Prime Minister's Office issued directives to remove Fatemi from his post as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, for his alleged role in
Dawn Leaks
.
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Earlier, an inquiry committee had held Fatemi responsible for the Dawn Leaks.
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The allegation was rejected by Fatemi in a farewell letter.
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On 20 April 2022,
Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif
appointed Syed Tariq Fatemi as his special assistant on foreign affairs.
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