Ashraf Qazi

Ashraf Jehangir Qazi an ethnic Pashtun (born 1942) is a career diplomat in the United Nations.

On september 4 2007, the UN's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed Ashraf Qazi as his new Special Representative in Sudan. His main task will be the supervision of the UN's peacekeeping force in Sudan's Southern region.Fact|date=September 2007

Between 2004 and 2007 he was the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in charge of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq. [cite web|url=http://uniraq.org/get_article.asp?Language=EN&ArticleID=415| title=SRSG Visits Northern Region of Kurdistan |date=18 September 2007| accessdate=2007-09-20] His predecessor, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing on August 19, 2003.

Between 2002 and 2004 Qazi was Pakistan's ambassador to the United States.. Before that he was Pakistan's High Commissioner to India (since 1997), ambassador to China (1994-97), to Russia (1991-94), to then-East Germany (1990-91) and Syria (1986-88). [cite web|url=http://www.uniraq.org/FileLib/misc/bio%20note_SRSG.doc| title=Press Release SG/A/879 BIO/3579 |date=14 July 2004|format=DOC] While at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, he served as Director of East Asia (1975-1978), Director-General for Policy Planning and Afghanistan (1982-1986) and Additional Foreign Secretary for Policy Planning, Afghanistan, Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (1988-1990).

He also had diplomatic assignments in Copenhagen, Tokyo, Cairo, Tripoli and London.

He is half Irish. His mother, Jennifer, is from County Kerry in Ireland. She resided until her death in Pishin Balochistan, Pakistan. [cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=Q5N5F5Y55B1B5QFIQMFCFGGAVCBQYIV0?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/01/18/db1801.xml| title=Telegraph Obituary of Jennifer Musa |date=18 January 2008]

His high school education was at St Francis Grammar School Quetta Balochistan, PakistanHe is married and has two children.

References

External links

* [http://www.usip.org/events/2006/0317_qazi.html H.E. Ashraf Qazi Speaks at U.S. Institute of Peace] March 17, 2006 (Audio archive available)
* [http://www.un.org/apps/news/storyAr.asp?NewsID=11308&Cr=iraq&Cr1= UN: Senior Pakistani diplomat named new UN envoy to Iraq]
* [http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sga879.doc.htm UN Press Release on Qazi's appointment]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3887927.stm BBC: Annan names new UN envoy to Iraq]
* [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?reportID=46293&;SelectRegion=Middle_East&SelectCountry=IRAQ IRAQ: Interview with the UN Special Representative for Iraq, Ashraf Qazi] , IRIN, 24 March 2005
* [http://www.democracyforiran.de/CNN%20interview%20with%20Farah%20Pahlavi.htm Qazi interview with CNN]
* [http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/14/int14.htm An Interview with Qazi's mother]

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years=August 2002 - November 2004
before= Maliha Lodhi| after= Jehangir Karamat

succession box |title=UN Special Envoy to Iraq
years=2004-2007
before=Sérgio Vieira de Mello
after=Staffan de Mistura

succession box |title=UN SRSG in the Sudan
years=2007-present
before=Manuel de Aranda e Silva
after=Incumbent