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Rafeeuddin Ahmed

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Rafeeuddin Ahmed
Born1932
Alma materThe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, University of the Punjab
OccupationPakistani diplomat
SpouseNighat Ahmed
ChildrenZia Ahmed, Kamaluddin Ahmed

Rafeeuddin Ahmed (born 1932) is a Pakistani diplomat who served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for 21 years.[1]

Career

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Rafiuddin Ahmed started his career as a lecturer in Political Science at the Government College University (Faisalabad) in 1954.[2] Then he served as an official at the Foreign Service of Pakistan.[3]

His various roles within the United Nations started on 2 May 1970 and have included:[2]

In addition to his Secretary and Under-Secretary posts, he has served as:

Personal life and education

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Rafeeuddin Ahmed is an alumnus of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where he studied in International Economics and International Law. He has also earned an MA in Political Science from the University of Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan.[2]

Rafeeuddin Ahmed is married to Nighat Ahmed and is father to Zia Ahmed, also a Fletcher alumnus, and Kamaluddin Ahmed, a prominent lecturer at Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan.

References

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  1. ^ "Rafeeuddin Ahmed, F56, discusses some of his 21 years as Under Secretary General of the UN". Tufts University website. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile of Rafeeuddin Ahmed" (Web-based PDF file). un.org. United Nations website. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Masood Haider (8 April 2003). "Pakistani made UN adviser on Iraq". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ Previous Executive Secretaries unescap.org United Nations website, Retrieved 25 April 2019
  5. ^ Bernard D. Nossiter (6 May 1982). "RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL CITES A U.N. ROLE BUT NOT PULLOUT". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. ^ Michael J. Berlin (4 May 1982). "U.N. Offers Peace 'Ideas' to Pym, Argentina". The Washington Post (newspaper). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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