Zeid bin Ra'ad

Zeid bin Ra'ad, born on January twenty-sixth, nineteen sixty-four, is a distinguished Jordanian diplomat and politician, currently serving as the Perry World House Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights at the University of Pennsylvania. His extensive career in diplomacy includes notable positions such as Jordan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from two thousand to two thousand seven, and later as Jordan's Ambassador to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico.

From two thousand fourteen to two thousand eighteen, Zeid held the prestigious role of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, where he was known as Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. His tenure was marked by a commitment to human rights advocacy and a significant contribution to the establishment of the International Criminal Court, where he was elected as the first president of the Assembly of State Parties in September two thousand two.

In addition to his diplomatic achievements, Zeid served as a political affairs officer in UNPROFOR during the tumultuous years of the former Yugoslavia from nineteen ninety-four to nineteen ninety-six. His dedication to global peace and justice was further recognized in two thousand nineteen when he was invited to join The Elders, an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela.

Zeid is the son of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, the Lord Chamberlain of Jordan, and Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind, known as Majda Raad. He is also recognized as the apparent first in line to the thrones of the defunct Kingdom of Iraq and the Arab Kingdom of Syria, according to mainstream claims.