Controversy surrounded him during Nawaz Sharif's tenure.[citation needed]
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.[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 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.[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 in Dawn 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]
