Lakhdar Brahimi

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Lakhdar Brahimi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
5 June 1991 – 3 February 1993
Prime MinisterSid Ahmed Ghozali
Belaid Abdessalam
Preceded bySid Ahmed Ghozali
Succeeded byRedha Malek
United Nations and Arab League Envoy to Syria
Assumed office
1 September 2012
Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon (UN)
Nabil Elaraby (AL)
Preceded byKofi Annan
Personal details
Born (1934-01-01) 1 January 1934 (age 90)
El Azizia, Algeria
Political partyNational Liberation Front
ChildrenRym

Lakhdar Brahimi (Algerian pronunciation: [læxdˤɑr bræhiːmi]; Arabic: الأخضر الإبراهيمى; born 1 January 1934) is an Algerian diplomat and politician.[1] He is the United Nations envoy and advisor. Since August 2012, he was the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria.

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  1. "Profile: Lakhdar Brahimi". BBC. 3 September 2012.

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