UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Jordan’s envoy to the
world body as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, replacing
Indian-origin Navi Pillay.
Following consultations with the Chairmen of the regional groups of
member states, Ban informed the General Assembly of his intention to
appoint Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein as the chief of the human
rights body.
If confirmed by the 193-nation General Assembly, Prince Zeid (pictured)
would succeed South African jurist Navi Pillay as the UN's High
Commissioner for Human Rights
Al-Hussein, 50, graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a
Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is currently Jordan’s
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a post he held
previously for six-and-a-half years, from 2000 to 2007.
From 2007 to 2010, he served as Jordan’s Ambassador to the United States
and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico. He has also served as Jordan’s
Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, with the rank of Ambassador,
from 1996 to 2000.
Al-Hussein will replace Pillay, who was appointed High Commissioner for
Human Rights in July 2008, and her mandate was renewed for two years
beginning September 2012.
A South African national, Pillay was the first woman to start a law practice in her home province of Natal in 1967.
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