Ahmed Shaheed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ahmed Shaheed

statesman

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1964

Place of Birth: Maldives

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Maldives

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ahmed Shaheed ?????? (born January 27, 1964) is a Maldivian diplomat and politician.
On 24 March 2016, he was appointed for the sixth year running as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Dr Shaheed is also the Chairperson of the Geneva-based international human rights think-tank, Universal Rights Group, which was launched in January 2014.Prior to his appointment as a UN envoy with the rank of Assistant Secretary General, he was a Maldivian politician and human rights defender.
He served as Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2008 to December 2010; previously, he had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for two years, from 14 July 2005 until August 20, 2007. The Islamic Republic of Iran has refused him entry into the country and has declared him to be an agent of both the CIA and Israel.On 13 June 2016, Shaheed was nominated by the Consultative Group of Ambassadors comprising Albania, Brazil, Egypt, France and Thailand, as the most suitable candidate to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council for the post of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, to succeed Professor Heiner Bielefeldt of Germany.