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H.E.
Zahir Tanin
9th Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
In office 9 October 2015 – 19 November 2021
Preceded by
Farid Zarif
Succeeded by
Caroline Ziadeh
Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Afghanistan
In office December 2006 – 5 October 2015
Preceded by
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi
Succeeded by
Mahmoud Saikal
Vice President to the United Nations General Assembly
In office September 2008 – September 2009
Personal details
Born
(1956-05-01) 1 May 1956 (age 68)
Children
2
Alma mater
Kabul Medical University
Abdul Zahir Tanin (Pashto: ظاهر طنين, Dari: ظاهر طنین; born 1 May 1956) is an Afghan diplomat who has served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, making him Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), since October 2015.[1]
^"Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)". www.unmikonline.org. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
Abdul ZahirTanin (Pashto: ظاهر طنين, Dari: ظاهر طنین; born 1 May 1956) is an Afghan diplomat who has served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General...
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Minister's office. His father was a senator during the final years of King Zahir Shah's rule. Abdullah has seven sisters and two brothers. His nephew was...
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Sardar Shah Wali Khan (1948–1949) Sardar Atiq Khan (1952 – c. 1955) Abdul Zahir (1958–1961) Diplomatic relations were terminated on 6 September 1961 and...
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his life. Shahryar also served as an advisor to the exiled Afghan King Zahir Shah, and was a delegate at the Bonn Conference of 2001 that established...
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future political transition of Afghanistan. Prior to the Bonn Conference, Zahir Shah dispatched numerous delegations to world capitals, Afghanistan's neighbors...
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Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) ZahirTanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Permanent...
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) ZahirTanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Permanent...
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) ZahirTanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Permanent...
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) ZahirTanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Permanent...
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) ZahirTanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Permanent...
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) ZahirTanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Permanent...
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) ZahirTanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Permanent...
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Parwan Province, Afghanistan. His father was a parliamentarian during King Zahir Shah's administration.[citation needed] He completed his primary education...