Tariq Fatemi | |
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| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan |
| Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 8 September 1999 – 16 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Riaz Khokhar |
| Succeeded by | Maliha Lodhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Tariq Fatemi (1944-07-09)9 July 1944 (age 80) Dacca,East Bengal,British Indian Empire |
| Nationality |  Pakistani Bengali |
| Political party | PMLN (1993-present) |
| Spouse | Zahra Wadood Fatemi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Punjab University Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Syed Tariq Fatemi(Urdu:طارق فاطمى;Bengali:তারিক ফাতেমি; born 9 July 1944), is a Pakistanidiplomat who most recently served asSpecial Assistant on Foreign Affairs to thePrime MinisterShahbaz Sharif till the government completed its term. He previously served asPakistan Ambassador to the United States and to theEuropean Union.[1][2][3]
Born inDhaka,British India (present-day Bangladesh), Fatemi went on to serve as a careerforeign service officer and has helddiplomatic missions throughout his career.[4] In addition, he also provided his foreign policy expertise to represent Pakistan's case at theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Aside from foreign service, he has briefly taught courses onInternational relations at theForeign Service Academy and as well as courses onSecurity studies at theNational Defence University and theQuaid-i-Azam University. A key member of thePakistan Muslim League (N), he is the author of the book, "The Future of Pakistan", and has repeatedly appeared innews media to comment on foreign affairs of the country.[4] He is an expert onRussian studies and is fluent inRussian language.[3]
Controversy surrounded him during Nawaz Sharif's tenure.[citation needed]
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.[3]
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.[3]
He also served as the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Pakistan toZimbabwe and later served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Jordan, Belgium, Luxembourg and then to European Union (Brussels) and retired in 2004.[3]
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 inDawn Leaks.[5] Earlier, an inquiry committee had held Fatemi responsible for the Dawn Leaks.[6] The allegation was rejected by Fatemi in a farewell letter.[7]
On 20 April 2022,Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif appointed Syed Tariq Fatemi as his special assistant on foreign affairs.[8]
