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UN elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency

UN elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency
# 19 December 2025 00:30 (UTC +04:00)

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, as the next U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, APA reports citing Reuters.

Salih was elected without a vote by the 193-member assembly after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominated him to succeed Italy’s Filippo Grandi, who has led the agency since 2016.

Salih will begin a five year term on January 1, 2026.

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