Mohamed Toihiri

H.E. Mohamed Toihiri
Permanent Representative to the UN for Comoros
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2007
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Born	20 August 1955 (1955-08-20) (age 56)

Mohamed Toihiri (born 20 August 1955) is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Comoros. He took office in October 2007. Toihiri is married with two children.

Education

Toihiri has extensive training in the French language, and communications. He holds four academic degrees, one an advanced degree, from the University of Bordeaux III, France. These include, undergraduate degrees in French and Communications, a graduate degree in Communications, and a Ph.D. in modern French literature with a concentration in Francophone literature. In addition to speaking both French and Comorian natively, he has a fluency in English and Malagasy languages.

Career

Before taking office at the United Nations, Toihiri held the Chair for French literature and was Senior Lecturer at the University of Comoros. He has been a frequent contributor to Comoros newspapers, the Kashkazi and the Alwatwan, and served as Editor and Chief of Le Comorian, a newspaper written for Comoriens overseas. Toihiri has a long history in teaching French, as well as, instructing other professionals in teaching the language. Outside of his academic career, he has worked for Sony and TDK as Director for Public Relations, in Paris.

See also

United Nations portal

• List of Permanent Representatives to the UN

References

• United Nation Press Release Presentation of Credentials: Toihiri

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