Gehad Madi
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Gehad Madi is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants.
Gehad Madi | |
|---|---|
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1951 Egypt |
Early life
Gehad Refaat Madi was born on 13 November 1951 in Egypt.[1] Madi attended Ain Shams University in Cairo, graduating with a BA in German Language and Literature in 1975 and an LLB in Law in 1986.[1]
Career
He was the Egyptian Ambassador to India from 1998 to 2002 and the Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2008.[1]
United Nations
Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
Gehad Madi was appointed Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants starting on 1 November 2023.[2]
Madi opposed the prosecution of the El Hiblu 3 in Malta, describing the charges as "unjustified".[3]