Bashar Jaafari | |
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بشار الجعفري | |
Ambassador of Syria to Russia | |
Assumed office 5 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Riad Haddad |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 22 November 2020 – 5 October 2022 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
Preceded by | Faisal Mekdad |
Succeeded by | Bassam al-Sabbagh |
14th Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations | |
In office 31 July 2006 – 22 November 2020 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Preceded by | Faisal Mekdad |
Succeeded by | Bassam al-Sabbagh |
Personal details | |
Born | Damascus, Syria | April 14, 1956
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Damascus University of Sceaux University of Paris Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta |
Profession | Diplomat |
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]