This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Ahmad Khan, not Khan.
Karim Ahmad Khan
KC
Khan in 2017
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 June 2021
President
Piotr Hofmański
Deputy
Mame Mandiaye Niang and Nazhat Shameem
Preceded by
Fatou Bensouda
Personal details
Born
Karim Asad Ahmad Khan
(1970-03-30) 30 March 1970 (age 54) Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Relatives
Imran Ahmad Khan (brother)
Alma mater
King's College London
Karim Asad Ahmad KhanKC (born 30 March 1970)[2] is a British lawyer specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law, who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021.
After his appointment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, he served as the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and acted as Special Advisor and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team[3] to promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/ISIL in Iraq (UNITAD), which was established in accordance with Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) to support national efforts to hold ISIL (Daesh) accountable for acts that may amount to war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in Iraq.[4]
On 12 February 2021, Khan was elected the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).[5]
^"British barrister to lead UN probe into ISIS crimes in Iraq". Rudaw. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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^"Mr. Karim Asad Ahmad Khan of the United Kingdom - Special Adviser of the Investigative Team established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^"U.N. team, approved a year ago, starts work on Islamic State crimes in Iraq". Reuters. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^"British barrister Karim Khan elected ICC's new chief prosecutor". the Guardian. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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