Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations

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Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Incumbent
Naseer Ahmad Faiq[1]
(chargé d'affaires)
since 17 December 2021
StyleHis/Her Excellency[2]
AppointerPresident of Afghanistan
Formation1949
Websiteafghanistan-un.org

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.[3]

The current permanent representative of Afghanistan is Naseer Ahmad Faiq.[1]

List of Afghan permanent representatives to the United Nations[edit]

This is a list of permanent representatives of Afghanistan to the United Nations.[4]

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Notes
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
Ghulam M. Isaczai 1 June 2021 15 December 2021
Naseer Ahmad Faiq 17 December 2021[5] chargé d'affaires

Note: Since December 2021, Afghanistan U.N. Mission diplomat Naseer Faiq has served as Afghanistan's chargé d’affaires to the UN.[6] Taliban government of Afghanistan's pick for UN Ambassador Mohammad Suhail Shaheen remains unrecognized.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service (15 September 2022). "List of Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "About us". Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. ^ "Member States | United Nations". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  4. ^ "Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan to the United Nations". 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  5. ^ "Afghan Biographies - Fayek, Ahmad Faiq". Who is who in Afghanistan.
  6. ^ 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 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-21.

External links[edit]

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