Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

 

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

The new Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations, Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Shalgham was serving a second stint as Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (Foreign Minister), having previously held the position from 2000 to 2003.  Between 1998 and 2000, he was Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the Secretariat of the General People’s Congress, prior to which he served as Secretary (Ambassador) of the People’s Bureau (Embassy) in Italy from 1984 to 1995.

Prior to joining the diplomatic service, Mr. Shalgham held the posts of Secretary (Minister) of Information from 1981 to 1983; Director General of the Libyan News Agency (Jana) from 1979 to 1981; Editor-in-Chief of the cultural weekly newspaper Al-Usbu-Al-Thaqafi and the political weekly Al-Usbu-Al-Siaysi (1977-79); and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Fajr-Al-Jadid (1975-77), a newspaper he had previously served as Editor (1973-75).

Mr. Shalgham holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Cairo.

Born in Al-Ghrefa, Libya, on 21 November 1949, he is married and has three children.

* *** *

For information media • not an official record