Dr Asad Majeed appointed foreign secretary, notification issued

Pakistan's Ambassador to Belgium Dr. Asad Majeed Khan has been appointed as the Foreign Secretary.

Asad Majeed is a BS-22 Foreign Service officer who served as Pakistan's ambassador to the US under the PTI administration when former PM Imran Khan accused Washington of orchestrating a plot against his government. He also serves as ambassador to Luxembourg and the European Union.

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The Establishment Division ordered Majeed to be informed as the new foreign secretary, effective immediately and until further orders.

"Dr. Asad Majeed Khan. a BS-22 officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, presently posted as Ambassador in the Embassy of Pakistan to Belgium, the European Union, and Luxembourg is transferred and posted as Secretary, Foreign Affairs Division with immediate effect and until further orders," stated the notification. 

When the Foreign Office was unable to agree on a name for a permanent foreign secretary, Jauhar Saleem, the ambassador to Italy, was appointed as the interim foreign secretary.

In his final official act, the previous foreign secretary Sohail Mehmood chose him.