Saad Alfarargi

Saad Alfarargi is United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development. He started his task on 1 May 2017.^[1]

Education[]

Bachelor in Commerce, University Cairo, 1956. Master of Science in Political Science, University Cairo, 1956. degree in International Relations, London School of Economics.^[2]

Responsibilities[]

In Egypt[]

Assistant to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt; Chief of the Presidential Bureau for Economic Affairs, Presidency, Cairo Director General for International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo; Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Special Political Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo;^[3]

At the United Nations[]

UN Assistant Secretary General (ASG) Assistant Administrator of the UNDP and Regional Director for Arab States, New York Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN in Geneva Specialized Agencies and other International Organizations in Switzerland; Special rapporteur for the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament Expert for the United Nations Disarmament Centre^[4]

Activities[]

• 1956—1957 Attaché League of Arab States, Cairo
• 1957—1960. Worked at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo
• 1960—1964 Third secretary Embassy of Egypt, Vienna
• 1969—1972 Head of economic section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo,
• 1972—1973. chief of cabinet of minister of state
• 1973—1977 Counsellor permanent mission of Egypt United Nations, New York City
• 1989—1995 Governor Egypt Common Fund for Commodities, Amsterdam
• 1998—2012 Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the UN Geneva
• Now Editor-in-Chief of the political affairs periodical "Diplomat"^[5]

Articles by Saad Alfarargi[]

Saad Alfarargi has published articles on different subjects including business and security. peace and security, economic development, disarmament and world trade, international order.^[6]

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