Tariq Fatemi

Tariq Fatemi
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 June 2013
Serving with Sartaj Aziz, NSA
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Hazar Khan Khoso (acting)
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
9 July 1944
Dacca, East Bengal, British Indian Empire
Present-day Bangladesh
Citizenship  Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Punjab University
Moscow State University
Occupation Diplomat
Cabinet Nawaz government
Religion Islam
Institutions Foreign Service Academy
National Defence University
Quaid-i-Azam University

Syed Tariq Fatemi (طارق فطمى; b. 9 July 1944), is a Pakistani diplomat, geostrategist, professor, and the current Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs since 8 June 2013.[1][2]

He is a career foreign service officer and has held important diplomatic missions throughout his career.[3] 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 courses on Security studies at the National Defence University and the Quaid-i-Azam University. A key member of the PML(N), he is the author of 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.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MOFA. "CURRICULAM VITAE OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRIME MINISTER AMBASSADOR SYED TARIQ FATEMI". Govt of Pakistan. MOFA Press Release. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. Staff. "Will the real FM please stand up?". Dawn. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. Staff. "Tariq Fatemi". Institute of Policy Studies. IPS. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. Participants of the Brooklyn Institute. "Participants of the Brooklyn Institute". Brooklyn Institution. Retrieved 14 May 2014.