Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations | |
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Incumbent Naseer Ahmad Faiq since January 2022 | |
Style | His/Her Excellency[1] |
Appointer | President of Afghanistan |
Formation | 1949 |
Website | afghanistan-un |
The Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations (Pashto: په ملګرو ملتونو کې د افغانستان د اسلامي جمهوريت دایمي استازی) is the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations. The permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. The Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations has headed the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations since Afghanistan became a UN Member State on 19 November 1946.[2]
The current Permanent Representative of Afghaistan is Ghulam M. Isaczai.
List of Afghan Permanent Representatives to the United Nations[]
This is a list of Afghan Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[3]
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
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Mohammed Kabir Louddin | 1949 | 1950 | ||
Abdul Hamid Aziz | 1950 | 16 April 1958 | ||
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak | 16 April 1958 | 25 July 1979 | ||
Bismellah Sahak | 25 July 1979 | 2 November 1981 | ||
Farid Zarif | 2 November 1981 | 23 January 1987 | ||
Shah Mohammad Dost | 23 January 1987 | 10 August 1989 | ||
Noor Ahmed Noor | 10 August 1989 | 25 June 1991 | ||
Khodaidad Basharmal | 25 June 1991 | 30 April 1993 | ||
Ravan A.G. Farhadi | 30 April 1993 | 18 December 2006 | ||
Dr. Zahir Tanin | 19 December 2006 | 5 October 2015 | ||
Mahmoud Saikal | 27 October 2015 | 31 December 2018 | ||
Adela Raz | 31 December 2018 | 1 June 2021 | ||
1 June 2021 | 15 December 2021 | |||
17 December 2021[4] |
Note: Since December 2021, Afghanistan U.N. Mission diplomat has served as Afghanistan's chargé d’affaires to the UN.[5] Taliban government of Afghanistan's pick for UN Ambassador remains unrecognized.[5]
See also[]
- Afghanistan and the United Nations
- List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
- Foreign relations of Afghanistan
- Diplomatic missions of Afghanistan
References[]
- ^ "About us". Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ "Member States | United Nations". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ "Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan to the United Nations". 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ "Afghan Biographies - Fayek, Ahmad Faiq". Who is who in Afghanistan.
- ^ a b Associated Press (December 17, 2021). "Afghan envoy to UN resigns after Taliban moved to oust him". AP News. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
External links[]
- Afghanistan and the United Nations
- Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan to the United Nations
- Lists of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations