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{{Short description|Pakistani diplomat}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=July 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tariq Fatemi
| office = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
| order =
| honorific-prefix = [[Ambassador]]
| image = Pakistan's Minister of State Tariq Fatemi, July 24, 2015.jpg
| alongside =
| predecessor = [[Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan]]
| president = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| primeminister = [[Nawaz Sharif]]
| successor =
| office2 = 
| order2 = [[Pakistan Ambassador to the United States]]
| predecessor2 = [[Riaz Khokhar]]
| successor2 = [[Maliha Lodhi]]
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|07|9}}
| birth_place = [[Dacca]], [[East Bengal]], [[British Indian Empire]] Present-day [[Bangladesh]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = {{flagicon image|Flag of Pakistan.svg}}
[[Pakistani Punjabi]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]] [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] [[Moscow State University]]
| occupation = Diplomat
| term_start = 7 June 2013
| term_end = 28 July 2017
| term_start2 = 8 September 1999
| term_end2 = 16 December 1999
| birthname = Syed Tariq Fatemi
| spouse = [[Zahra Wadood Fatemi]]
}}

'''Syed Tariq Fatemi''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|طارق فاطمى }}}}; born 9 July 1944), is a Pakistani [[Diplomacy|diplomat]] who served as the [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs]] to the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]]. He previously served as [[Pakistan Ambassador to the United States]] and to the [[European Union]].<ref name="MOFA Press Release">{{cite web|last=MOFA|title=Profile of SYED TARIQ FATEMI|url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=sa|work=Government of Pakistan|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release|accessdate=13 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=Dawn>{{cite web|last=Staff|title=Will the real Foreign Minister please stand up?|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1017964|publisher=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|accessdate=13 July 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Dhaka]], [[British India]], Fatemi went on to serve as a career [[Foreign Service of Pakistan|foreign service]] officer and has held [[Diplomatic missions of Pakistan|diplomatic missions]] throughout his career.<ref name=BrookingsInstitute/> 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 [[Pakistan Foreign Service Academy|Foreign Service Academy]] and as well as courses on [[Security studies]] at the [[National Defence University, Pakistan|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 channels in Pakistan|news media]] to comment on foreign affairs of the country.<ref name=BrookingsInstitute>{{cite web|last=Participants of the Brookings Institution|title=Participants of the Brookings Institution (includes profile of Tariq Fatemi)|url=http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2010/9/bellagio%20conference%20papers/09_bellagio_biographies.pdf|publisher=Brookings Institution|accessdate=13 July 2018|url-status=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514093056/http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2010/9/bellagio%20conference%20papers/09_bellagio_biographies.pdf|archivedate=14 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He is an expert on [[Russian studies]] and is fluent in [[Russian language]].<ref name="MOFA Press Release"/>

== 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 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.<ref name=carnegieendowment>{{cite web|last=carnegieendowment|title=CURRICULAM VITAE OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRIME MINISTER AMBASSADOR SYED TARIQ FATEMI |url=http://carnegieendowment.org/email/South_Asia/Fatemi_CV.pdf}}</ref>

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 (newspaper)#DAWN leak controversy|Dawn Leaks]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tariq Fatemi removed from post by PM following inquiry into Dawn story |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1330010 |accessdate=26 June 2018 |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=29 April 2017}}</ref> Earlier, an inquiry committee had held Fatemi responsible for the Dawn Leaks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inquiry report holds Tariq Fatemi responsible for Dawn leaks |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1388608/inquiry-report-holds-tariq-fatemi-responsible/ |accessdate=26 June 2018 |work=[[Express Tribune]]|date=20 April 2017}}</ref> The allegation was rejected by Fatemi in a farewell letter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tariq Fatemi rejects inquiry committee allegations against him in farewell letter |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1330578 |accessdate=26 June 2018 |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=2 May 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ambassadors of Pakistan to the United States}}
{{Sharif III Cabinet}}

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