UN appoints Mohamed Al Hassan as Special Representative in Iraq and Head of UNAMI

INA - BAGHDAD

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday, the appointment of Mohamed Al Hassan of the Sultanate of Oman as his new Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq - UNAMI, succeeding Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert of the Netherlands, "to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her commitment and leadership of UNAMI."

"Al Hassan brings to the position a broad range of diplomatic experience with a career spanning over thirty years working on preventive diplomacy, peacebuilding and development. Most recently, he has served as the Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations in New York (since 2019). Prior to that, he held various assignments at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Muscat, including Acting Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs (2016), Chief of Staff (2015) and Head of the Minister’s Department (2012)," according to a statement by UN - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

The statement included, "Al Hassan served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman to the Russian Federation and concurrently as non-resident Ambassador to Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia and Moldova. Mr. Al Hassan also previously held the position of Deputy Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations in New York. Prior to this, he was Deputy Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations in Geneva."

"He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in Seattle, US, a Master of Science degree in International Relations from St. John’s University in New York, US, and a PhD in Economics from Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics (MESI) in Moscow, Russia. He speaks Arabic, English, Norwegian and Russian," added in the statement.