Dr Asad Majeed appointed new Foreign Secretary of Pakistan

December 2, 2022

By Mashal Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani government on Friday announced the appointment of a career diplomate of Foreign Service Officer Dr. Asad Majeed Khan ias the 31st Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.

Dr. Asad Majeed Khan is currently Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union.

During his diplomatic career spanning over 34 years, Ambassador Khan has held several key diplomatic assignments. He served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Japan; 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); and Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations.

Dr. Asad holds a Doctorate in International Economic and Business Law (LL.D.) from Kyushu University, Japan and has been a resource person at a number of academic institutions.

He is married and has two children.