Ashraf Qazi
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Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (b. 1942) is the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, and a former senior Pakistani diplomat. He was appointed by UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, on 14th of July, 2004. His predecessor, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing on August 19, 2003.
Prior to this current assignment, he was Pakistan's ambassador to the United States since September 2002. 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).
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 now resides in Balochistan, Pakistan
He is married with two children.
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- H.E. Ashraf Qazi Speaks at U.S. Institute of Peace March 17, 2006 (Audio archive available)
| Preceded by Sérgio Vieira de Mello |
UN Special Envoy to Iraq (present) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Maleeha Lodhi |
Pakistan's Ambassador to the US | Succeeded by Gen. Jehangir Karamat |
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