Mohamed Ibn Chambas
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas | |
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas | |
| UN Special Rep. of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel | |
| In office September 2014 – April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Said Djinnit |
| Succeeded by | Mahamat Saleh Annadif |
| UN Special Rep. of the Secretary-General for Darfur & Head of the Joint United Nations-African Union Mission to Darfur | |
| In office December 2012 – September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Gambari |
| Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States | |
| In office 1 March 2010 – December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Kaputin |
| 1st President of the ECOWAS Commission | |
| In office January 2007 – February 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | James Victor Gbeho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1950 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse | Khadija Ibn Chambas |
| Children | 2 (daughter, son) |
| Residence(s) | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana (B.A. 1973) Cornell University (M.A. 1977, PhD 1980) Case Western Reserve University (J. D. 1984) |
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas (born 7 December 1950 in Bimbilla, Ghana) is a Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic who has served as an international civil servant since 2006. He last served as the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, and the former head of UNOWAS from April 2014 to April 2021. Previously, he served as the UN SRSG and Head of the Joint UN-AU Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (2012-2014), the Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (2010-2012) and the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS, 2006–2009).