Syed Tariq Fatemi

Biography 

Born in  Fatemi went on to serve as a career   officer and has held   throughout his career.  In addition, he also provided his foreign policy expertise to represent Pakistan's case at the (IAEA). Aside from foreign service, he has briefly taught courses on    at the and as well as courses on  at the   and the  . A key member of the   he is the author of the book, "The Future of Pakistan", and has repeatedly appeared in to comment on foreign affairs of the country. He is an expert on   and is fluent in  

Controversy surrounded him during Nawaz Sharif's tenure. 

Career 

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. 

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. 

He also served as the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Pakistan to and later served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Jordan, Belgium, Luxembourg and then to European Union (Brussels) and retired in 2004. 

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   Earlier, an inquiry committee had held Fatemi responsible for the Dawn Leaks.  The allegation was rejected by Fatemi in a farewell letter. 

On 20 April 2022,   appointed Syed Tariq Fatemi as his special assistant on foreign affairs.