Mokhtar Lamani

"Lamani" redirects here. For the Honduran municipality, see Lamaní.

Mokhtar Lamani is an ambassador of Moroccan origin who has had a distinguished career in international diplomacy. He held several positions with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (1980–97 / 2006–2007) and was the Permanent Observer of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations (1998–2005).

He served as an Officer in Charge of Iraq-Kuwait dispute, and mediator in the prisoners of war exchange issues; Coordinator for the Secretariat reform and restructuring in Tunis and Cairo (1988–92); Deputy Permanent Observer to the European Community in Brussels (1984–88); Coordinator of the Euro-Arab Dialogue and the Afro-Arab cooperation (1980–94) ; Permanent Observer of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations (1998–2005) ; Special Permanent Representative for Iraq (2006–present).

2007

As an ambassador of the Arab League, Lamani was sent to Iraq to persuade its bitterly divided Shiite, Sunni, Kurdish, and Christian leaders to make peace. He resigned in February 2007, because it was impossible to facilitate an agreement in Iraq from all political parties to accept a peace plan to end the violence.[1] Mr. M. Lamani graduated from high school at Lycee Mohammed V, Casablanca, in 1972. He then enrolled in Mohammed V University in Rabat where he earned a degree in Political Science in 1975.

As of late, Lamani has worked as a Distinguished Fellow in Canada, at the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). He has also written numerous articles on his experience in Baghdad: http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/opinion/story.html?id=bfe72d17-d83e-47f2-a7ae-242815cbf420

2012

In August 2012, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Lakhdar Brahimi as Joint Special Representative for Syria. The Office of the Joint Special Representative for Syria is based in Cairo, with a branch in Damascus headed by Mokhtar Lamani.http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/undpa/main/activities_by_region/middle_east/syria

References

  1. ↑ http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2007/01/200852512158429430.html

1. http://www.msn.com/en-au/video/watch/mokhtar-lamani-former-head-of-the-un-office-in-damascus-2012-2014/vp-BBehszO 2. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/03/03/U-N-deputy-envoy-to-Syria-wants-to-quit-post-spokesman-says.html 3. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-diplomat-to-head-un-envoy-s-office-in-syria-1.1296996

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