Charles Malik
Charles Malik | |
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شارل مالك | |
Malik in 1958 | |
| Born | February 11, 1906 Btourram, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | December 28, 1987 (aged 81) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Education | American University of Beirut, Harvard University |
| Known for | Participating in the drafting of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
Charles Habib Malik (Arabic: شارل حبيب مالك; sometimes spelled Charles Habib Malek; 11 February 1906 – 28 December 1987) was a Lebanese academic, diplomat, philosopher, and politician. He served as the Lebanese representative to the United Nations, the President of the Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations General Assembly, a member of the Lebanese Cabinet, the head of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, as well as being a theologian. He participated in the drafting of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.