Karim Ebrahim Al-Shakar

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Karim Ebrahim Shakar
of  Bahrain to  United Nations
In office October 1982 – July 31, 1986
Succeeded by	Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri
of  Bahrain to  United Nations
In office July 8, 1986 – August 31, 1990
Succeeded by	Jassim Mohammed Buallay
of  Bahrain to  United Kingdom
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	December 19, 1984: Sulman Abdul Wahab Al Sabbagh
Succeeded by	2001-2005: Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa2010: Alees Samaan
[es] of  Bahrain to  China
In office September 27, 2001 – July 2007
Preceded by	Muhammad Al-Mahny
Succeeded by	Yang Honglin
Personal details
Born	(1945-12-23) December 23, 1945 (age 76) Manama
Spouse(s)	In 1979 he married Fatima Al-Mansouri
Children	3 daughters
Alma mater	1970: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science of the University of Delhi

Karim Ebrahim Shakar (born December 23, 1945) is a Bahraini Ambassador.

Career[]

• In 1970 he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).
• From 1972 to 1976 he was first secretary at the mission next the Headquarters of the United Nations.
• From 1977 to 1981 he was Chief of the International Relations and Organizations Section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).
• From 1979 to 1982 he was member of Bahrain - Singapore Joint Committee.
• In 1986 he was Chairman of G-77 Geneva Chapter.
• From 1982 to 1987 he had Exequatur as Consul General in Geneva and was Permanent Representative next the United Nations Office at Geneva.
• In 1984 he got concurrent Diplomatic accreditation as non resident ambassador in Vienna (Austria), Bonn (Germany) and Permanent Representative to next the United Nations Office at Vienna.
• From 1987 to 1990 he was Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York.
• In 1988 he was Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly, presided over a number of Plenary Meetings of the UNGA during its Forty-fifth Session.
• From 1990 to 1995 he was ambassador in London (United Kingdom) with simultaneously non-resident Diplomatic accreditation as Ambassador to Dublin (Republic of Ireland), the Netherlands and Denmark.
• From August 1996 to August 2001 he was Member of the Board of Bahrain Promotions and Marketing Board.
• From August 1995 to August 2001 he was director, International Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).
• From September 2001 to June 2007 he was ambassador in Beijing (People's Republic of China) with concurrent accredition as non - resident Ambassador to Malaysia, Thailand, Manila (Philippines), Republic of Singapore and Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).
• In January 2008 he was appointed as Bahrain's Focal Point to the United Nations, Alliance of Civilizations, Dialogue between Civilizations, Inter Religious and Inter Faith.
• From July 2007 to 16 August 2009 he was Ambassador-at-Large in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain)
• Since August 17, 2009 he was Undersecretary for International Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain).^[1]

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