Filippo Grandi
Filippo Grandi | |
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Grandi in 2019 | |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2016 | |
| Secretary-General | |
| Preceded by | António Guterres |
| Commissioner-General of the UNRWA | |
| In office 20 January 2010 – 29 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Koning AbuZayd |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Krähenbühl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1957 Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
| Alma mater | |
Filippo Grandi (born 30 March 1957) is an Italian diplomat and United Nations official, currently serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He previously served as Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. He received the Olympic Laureate award during the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony.