Ashraf Qazi
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Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (b. 1942) is a career diplomat in the United Nations.
On September 4, 2007, the UN's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed Ashraf Qazi as his new Special Representative in Sudan. His main task will be the supervision of the UN's peacekeeping force in Sudan's Southern region.[citation needed]
Between 2004 and 2007 he was the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in charge of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq.[1] His predecessor, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing on August 19, 2003.
Between 2002 and 2004 Qazi was Pakistan's ambassador to the United States.. Before that he was Pakistan's High Commissioner to India (since 1997), ambassador to China (1994-97), to Russia (1991-94), to then-East Germany (1990-91) and Syria (1986-88).[2]
He also had diplomatic assignments in Copenhagen, Tokyo, Cairo, Tripoli and London.
He is half Irish. His mother, Jennifer, is from County Kerry in Ireland. She resided until her death in Pishin Balochistan, Pakistan.[3]
His high school education was at St Francis Grammar School Quetta Balochistan, Pakistan He is married and has two children.
[edit] References
- ^ SRSG Visits Northern Region of Kurdistan (18 September 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ Press Release SG/A/879 BIO/3579 (14 July 2004).
- ^ Telegraph Obituary of Jennifer Musa (18 January 2008).
[edit] External links
- H.E. Ashraf Qazi Speaks at U.S. Institute of Peace March 17, 2006 (Audio archive available)
- UN: Senior Pakistani diplomat named new UN envoy to Iraq
- UN Press Release on Qazi's appointment
- BBC: Annan names new UN envoy to Iraq
- IRAQ: Interview with the UN Special Representative for Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, IRIN, 24 March 2005
- Qazi interview with CNN
- An Interview with Qazi's mother
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Maliha Lodhi |
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States August 2002 - November 2004 |
Succeeded by Jehangir Karamat |
| Preceded by Sérgio Vieira de Mello |
UN Special Envoy to Iraq 2004-2007 |
Succeeded by Staffan de Mistura |
| Preceded by Manuel de Aranda e Silva |
UN SRSG in the Sudan 2007-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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