UN Special Rep. of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel
In office September 2014 – April 2021
Preceded by
Said Djinnit
Succeeded by
Mahamat Saleh Annadif
UN Special Rep. of the Secretary-General for Darfur & Head of the Joint United Nations-African Union Mission to Darfur
In office December 2012 – September 2014
Preceded by
Ibrahim Gambari
Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
In office 1 March 2010 – December 2012
Preceded by
Sir John Kaputin
1st President of the ECOWAS Commission
In office January 2007 – February 2010
Succeeded by
James Victor Gbeho
Personal details
Born
(1950-12-07) 7 December 1950 (age 73)
Nationality
Ghanaian
Political party
National Democratic Congress
Spouse
Khadija Ibn Chambas
Children
2 (daughter, son)
Residence(s)
Abuja, Nigeria
Alma mater
University of Ghana (B.A. 1973) Cornell University (M.A. 1977, PhD 1980) Case Western Reserve University (J. D. 1984)
Occupation
Lawyer
lecturer
school administrator
Mohamed Ibn Chambas (born 7 December 1950 in Bimbilla,[1] Ghana) is a Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic who has served as an international civil servant since 2006. He last served as the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, and the former head of UNOWAS from April 2014 to April 2021.[2][3] Previously, he served as the UN SRSG and Head of the Joint UN-AU Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (2012-2014), the Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (2010-2012) and the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS, 2006–2009).[4]
^"Profile: Mohammed ibn Chambas". 4 October 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^"Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, New Special Representative". UNOWAS. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^Jacobs, Daisy Palinwinde (26 April 2021). "2020 election deaths have dented Ghana's image – Ibn Chambas". Citinewsroom. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^Secretary-General Appoints Mohammed Ibn Chambas of Ghana Special Representative for West Africa, UN Secretariat Biographical Note, 14 September 2014.
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