Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimi (Arabic al - Akhdar الأخضر الإبراهيمي al - Ibrahimi, DMG al - Ahdar al - Ibrahimi, born January 1, 1934, Aziza ) is an Algerian diplomat and former politician. Since September 2012, he is Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria.
Life
Training and diplomatic activity for Algeria and the Arab League
Lakhdar Brahimi comes from a Honoratiorenfamilie and studied in France and his native Algeria in law and political science. Early Brahimi became politically active among others, the National Liberation Front ( FLN) in Algeria and was from 1956 to 1961 whose Representative for South East Asia in Jakarta. After the independence of Algeria Brahimi began to pursue a diplomatic career. From 1963 to 1970 he was Algerian ambassador in Sudan and Egypt, and permanent representative at the same time the Arab League in Cairo.
Following the line of the Algerian Embassy in the UK (1971-1979) Brahimi returned to his home country. He was a member of the FLN Central Committee (1979-1984) and acted in the years 1982-1984 as a diplomatic adviser to President Chadli Bendjedid. In his capacity as Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League from 1984 to 1991, he worked successfully as an intermediary in the Lebanese civil war (1989-1991 ), which should justify Brahimi's reputation as a talented mediator in difficult political circumstances. In 1991 he returned to Algeria and held from 1991 to 1993 the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Sid Ahmed Ghozali Brahimi was soon replaced by Redha Malek.
Diplomatic beginnings at the United Nations
From 1994 to 1996 Brahimi was the UN special representative in Haiti, South Africa, Zaire and Yemen. In recent years, he worked successfully for negotiated settlements in numerous trouble spots on behalf of the United Nations.
From 1997 to 1999 he was UN Special Envoy for Afghanistan for the first time.
In 2000 he analyzed in his " Brahimi report " the reasons for the failure of many UN peacekeeping missions. The report is characterized by a hitherto unknown openness. Thus, in the very first paragraph accurately stated: " The United Nations was established to (...) to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. Addressing these issues is the most important task of the organization, and to her are also the people who serve the United Nations to measure the performance of the organization in a significant way. During the past decade, the United Nations have failed repeatedly in this challenge, and even today the situation does not look better. "
In 2001 he was again in Afghanistan. On him the Afghanistan Conference in late 2001, and thus the establishment of the transitional government under Hamid Karzai goes back to the Petersberg in Bonn.
2004-2006 in Iraq
Since January 2004, he worked as a UN special envoy in Iraq.
On 27 April 2004 Brahimi gave before the UN Security Council plans to name a transitional government until the end of May 2004, the timetable for the handover of power of the United States known to the Iraqis. The members of the Security Council took the suggestions to positive. The heavy clashes in Fallujah called Brahimi as extremely worrying.
Transitional government and the National Assembly
In the last week of May 2004, he negotiated with the Iraqi Governing Council and the Coalition Provisional Authority under Paul Bremer on the future five -strong state leadership, which should take power in Iraq after June 30. On 1 June 2004 Brahimi Adnan Pachachi nominated for the provisional president. However, when he refused, ( Kurd ) have been appointed as their representatives in coordination with the Transitional Council of the Sunni sheikh of the Shammar, Ghazi al - Yawar, as president and Ibrahim al - Jaafari ( Shiite ) and Rowsh Shawais. Became Prime Minister Iyad Allawi ( Shiite ) and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Sali ( Kurd ).
In July 2004, the entire Iraqi transitional government a vote of confidence in front of a 60 -member National Assembly had to face. This was built by Brahimi in countless contacts with political and religious groups according to the pattern of the Afghan Loya Jirga.
Brahimi also participated in the recent negotiations of the UN Security Council resolution on Iraq 1546. On 8 June 2004, a revised U.S. draft was unanimously decided, after the Iraqi transitional government controls the oil politics and have a say in relation to the Western occupation troops receives, whose whereabouts is limited in time ( " security partnership ").
From Iraq to Sudan and Syria
On 1 January 2006 Brahimi retired, but then reactivated because of the Darfur crisis with 72 years and sent to Sudan.
After Kofi Annan had resigned his office of the Special Envoy of the UN and Arab League to Syria due to the lack progress, Brahimi was presented on August 17, 2012 as his successor. The Office he officially took over on 1 September 2012.
Family
Lakhdar Brahimi is married and father of three children. Fluent he knows the languages Arabic, English and French. His daughter Rym Ali is married to the Jordanian prince.
Awards
- 2002: Harvard Law School Great Negotiator Award
- 2003: Hessian Peace Prize of the Albert Osswald Foundation
- 2004: Dag Hammarskjöld Medal of Honor of the German Society for the United Nations ( UNA )
- 2008: Four Freedoms Award, in the category of freedom of expression
Quotes
"We organize elections not good. Not only do we keep them mostly much too soon, we give too much money on it. If Indonesia keeps a choice, it costs the government about $ 1.30 per vote. If we organize an election in Afghanistan, it costs eight dollars voice. This has to change. "