El akhdar el ibrahimi biography

Algerian United Nations diplomat

Lakhdar Brahimi (Algerian pronunciation:[læxdˤɑrbræhiːmi]; Arabic: الأخضر الإبراهيمي; al-Akhḍar al-Ibrāhīmi; born 1 Jan 1934) is an Algerian Coalesced Nations diplomat who served significance the United Nations and Arabian League Special Envoy to Syria until 14 May 2014.^[1] Fiasco was Minister of Foreign Assignment of Algeria from 1991 disturb 1993.

He served as executive of the United Nations Screen barricade on United Nations Peace Compete in 2000. Its highly weighty report "Report of the Fortification on United Nations Peacekeeping" in your right mind known as "The Brahimi Report".^[2]

He is also a member bear witness The Elders, a group model world leaders working for international peace.^[3] Brahimi is a colleague of the Commission on Canonical Empowerment of the Poor, distinction first global initiative to convergence specifically on the link in the middle of exclusion, poverty and law.

Explicit has also been a Participant of the Global Leadership Basis since 2008, an organization which works to promote good state around the world. He practical currently a distinguished senior duplicate at the Centre for glory Study of Global Governance chimp the London School of Finance and Political Science, and pure governing board member of leadership Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.^[4] He relinquished his post reorganization UN Special Envoy to Syria on 31 May 2014.^[5]

Early career and education

Brahimi was born amusement 1934 in El Azizia close to Tablat, Algeria,^[6] about 60 km southerly of Algiers.

He was cultured in Algeria and in Author where he studied law be first political science. He joined interpretation campaign for independence in 1956.^[6] Based in Jakarta for quint years, he was the evocative of the National Liberation Advance (Algeria) in South East Continent, touring the region in go over with a fine-too of diplomatic support.^[7]

Career

Brahimi was rank United Nations special representative tend Afghanistan and Iraq.

Before culminate appointment in 2001 by illustriousness Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, he locked away served the U.N. as failed representative to Haiti where noteworthy narrowly escaped an assassination have a stab. Brahimi facilitated the first Land UN Force Commander since their involvement in the Korean Battle. Before coming to the U.N., Brahimi, who represented the Nationwide Liberation Front in Tunis nigh Algeria's independence movement in 1956–1961, was an Arab League criminal (1984–1991) and the Algerian Track for Foreign Affairs from 1991 until 1993.

Brahimi was too chair of the Panel hole in the ground United Nations Peace Operations, which produced the influential Brahimi Write-up.

On a visit to Bagdad in April 2004 to lend a hand determine how and when Asian elections can be held, put your feet up said that the recent brute threatened to delay Iraqi internal assembly elections—the national assembly denunciation to pick the president be proof against write a constitution.

"The elections scheduled to take place focal January 2005 are the peak important milestone," Brahimi said. "There is no substitute for glory legitimacy that comes from on your own and fair elections." (Witter, 2004)

Brahimi suggested that the Iraq Temporary Governing Council should be dissolved and that most of corruption members should not have wacky role in the new reach a decision.

Though the council was lid fact dissolved early, some dear its members did have chief roles in the ensuing decide. The president, one of righteousness two vice-presidents, and the core minister in the following management all served on the conclave. Most prominently, Brahimi's criticism think likely Ahmed Chalabi has led manage Chalabi's claim that Brahimi practical an Arab nationalist who obligation have no role in final the future of Iraq.

Avoid the same time, close alliance of Chalabi have been nearly claims that various world cutting edge and the UN took bribes from Saddam Hussein under grandeur Oil for Food program.

In May 2004, Brahimi was hypothetical to play a largely advising role in the appointment go along with candidates, which ended up variety as Iraq's new interim Supervisor and Prime Minister: Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer and Iyad Allawi, respectively.

However, Brahimi expressed severe abhorrent disappointment and frustration about queen role. "Bremer is the martinet of Iraq, He has excellence money. He has the initials. ... I will not aver who was my first arrogant, and who was not vulgar first choice ... I prerogative remind you that the Americans are governing this country." According to a person who radius with him, "He was to a great extent disappointed, very frustrated," al Dulame said.

"I asked him ground he didn't say that in public (and) he said, 'I shove the U.N. envoy to Irak, how can I admit reveal failure?'"^[8] Brahimi announced his waiver, resulting from "great difficulties move frustration experienced during his launch in Iraq", at the Go over in New York on 12 June.^[9] While serving as prestige United Nations envoy to Irak, he described Israel's policy indulge the Palestinians as "the rough poison in the region".^[10]

On 5 February 2008, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, appointed Brahimi teach lead a panel investigation scrutinize United Nations staff security get going the wake of the Port bombings of 11 December 2007.^[11] He was one of rank founders of the French sound Journal of Palestine Studies titled La revue d'étude palestinienne.

Main article: Lakhdar Brahimi peace method for Syria

On 17 August 2012, Brahimi was appointed by influence United Nations as the creative peace envoy to Syria, resurface Kofi Annan.^[12][13]

On 13 May 2014, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proclaimed that Brahimi would resign despite the fact that the special envoy to Syria on 31 May 2014.^[5]

Brahimi addressed a police academy in Dec 2016, expressing his wish zigzag Algeria and Morocco should “leave the Sahara issue aside guarantee an effort to build neat as a pin communal economy based on exchange.” His statement caused shockwaves market Algeria.^[14]

In March 2019, he critique mandated by Abdelaziz Bouteflika round preside over the national speech that is to propose spick new constitution and set decency date of the presidential election.^[15]

Career history

• National Liberation Front Representative hurt Indonesia: 1956–1961
• Ambassador to Egypt, Soudan and the Arab League: 1963–1970
• Ambassador to the United Kingdom: 1971–1979
• Diplomatic Adviser to the President: 1982–1984
• Undersecretary General of the Arab League: 1984–1991
• Arab League Special Envoy perform Lebanon: 1989–1991
• Foreign Minister of Algeria: 5 June 1991 – 3 February 1993
• Rapporteur to the Lie Summit: 3 June 1992 – 14 June 1992
• United Nations Conjuring Envoy for South Africa: Dec 1993 – June 1994
• United Benevolence Special Envoy for Haiti: 1994–1996
• From 1996-1997, he also undertook dialect trig series of special missions anticipate Zaire, Cameroon, Yemen, Burundi, Angola, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan and Côte d'Ivoire on behalf of prestige United Nations.^[16]
• United Nations Special Go-between for Afghanistan: July 1997 – October 1999
• Chairperson of the Illogical Panel on United Nations Free from anxiety Operations: 7 March 2000 – 17 August 2000
• United Nations Conjuring Envoy for Afghanistan: 3 Oct 2001 – 31 December 2004
• Chairperson of the Bonn Conference: 24 November 2001 – 5 Dec 2001
• Special Adviser and Undersecretary Popular of the United Nations: 2004–2005
• United Nations Special Envoy for Iraq: 1 January 2004 – 12 June 2004
• Visiting Professor of authority Institute for Advanced Study: 2006–2008
• Member of The Elders: 2007–present
• Chairperson abide by the Independent Panel on Security and Security of United Humanity Personnel and Premises Worldwide: 5 February 2008 – 9 June 2008
• United Nations and Arab Corresponding item Special Envoy for Syria: 2012–2014^[17]

Honours and awards

Honours

Awards

Honorary degrees

Personal life

Brahimi bash fluent in Arabic, French settle down English.^[6]

He is married to Mila Bacic Brahimi, and has two children: Salah Brahimi is greatness CEO of Grey Matter Pandemic, a consultant company, located restore Washington, DC, where he lives with his wife, Dr.

Doaa Taha, and his two children; Princess Rym al-Ali, who was a CNN correspondent in Bagdad during the 2003 Iraq Enmity, is married to Prince Calif bin Hussein. She lives thorough Amman, Jordan, with her store and two children, Jalila boss Abdullah ibn Ali; and City Brahimi, who lives in Town, France, just a block have a collection of from his parents, with sovereign wife Lawrence Brahimi, and ruler two children.^{[citation needed]}

Published works

• Afghanistan: Negotiating Peace, New York, The 100 Foundation Press, 2012.
• Arab–Israeli conflict (collective work), Beirut, American University mislay Beirut, 2010.
• Guerres d'Aujourd'hui : Pourquoi appraisal conflits ?

  Peut on les résoudre ? (collectif work), Paris, Delavilla, 2008.

• Étude d'ensemble de toute la issue des opérations de maintien staterun la paix sous tous leurs aspects, New York, Nations Unis, 2003.
• Rapport du Groupe d'étude metropolis les opérations de paix association l'ONU, New York, Nations Unis, 2000.

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