Dr Asad Majeed assumes Foreign Secretary’s office today

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary-designate Dr Asad Majeed Khan is set to assume his assignment today (Monday) in the Foreign Office.

He is replacing Sohail Mahmood, who attained superannuation in September. And since then Special Secretary Jauhar Saleem had been working in his place under “look after charge.”

Also Read: Cipher-fame Asad Majeed is named foreign minister

Dr Asad Majeed Khan attained fame during his last days in Washington as envoy to the United States. When his cable based on his conversation with the US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu exploited by former prime minister Imran Khan to take political gains.

Asad Majeed abruptly transferred to Brussels a day before Imran Khan waved the letter at a public meeting.

The Pentagon and State Department have repeatedly rejected Imran’s accusations, saying there was no veracity to them.

Dr Asad Majeed Khan, who will be completing his tenure of service in August next year. Tipped as Foreign Secretary in October last. And he came to Islamabad for assuming the office but returned to Brussels due to a disputed audio leak. He was the ambassador to Belgium, the EU and Luxembourg.

During his diplomatic career spanning over 34 years, Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan has held several key positions, such as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Japan and the US.

Also Read: “Biden administration facing a lot of criticism in the US:”

Earlier, he served as Additional Foreign Secretary (Americas), Director General (Americas), Director General (West Asia), Pakistan’s Charge d’ Affaires ad interim to the United States, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington D.C., Additional Secretary (Foreign Affairs) at the President’s Secretariat, Director General (United Nations), Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, Director (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), Director (Economic Coordination), Second Secretary in the Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo and Desk Officer for the US and India during early years of his career.

Dr Asad Majeed earned his doctorate in International Economic and Business Law (LL.D.) from Kyushu University, Japan, and has been a resource person at various academic institutions in Pakistan, including International Islamic University, Lahore, University of Management Sciences, Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan and Foreign Services Academy on International Trade, Law and WTO affairs.