Bashar Jaafari

Bashar Jaafari
بشار الجعفري
Bashar Jaafari in 2017
Ambassador of Syria to Russia
Assumed office
5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)
Preceded byRiad Haddad
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 November 2020 – 5 October 2022
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterHussein Arnous
Preceded byFaisal Mekdad
Succeeded byBassam al-Sabbagh
14th Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations
In office
31 July 2006 – 22 November 2020
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byFaisal Mekdad
Succeeded byBassam al-Sabbagh
Personal details
Born (1956-04-14) April 14, 1956 (age 68)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Damascus
University of Sceaux
University of Paris
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta
ProfessionDiplomat

Bashar Jaafari, also Ja'afari, (Arabic: بشار الجعفري; born April 14, 1956) is the former Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and current Syrian ambassador to Russia.[1][2]

His qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts and French literature, a Diploma of Higher Studies in translation and Arabization from the University of Damascus, a Diploma of International Political Relations from the International Institute of Public Administration, a Diploma of Higher Studies in International Organization's Management and a Doctorate 3rd cycle in political science from the University of Sceaux, State Doctorate in political science from the Paris University and a State Doctorate in History of Islamic Civilization in South East Asia from the University of Sharif Hedayatullah.[1]

  1. ^ a b "H.E Bashar Ja'afari, PH.D." Un.int. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SYRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS". United Nations. 31 July 2006.