Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi

Martin Uhomoibhi
whilst visiting Ecuador
Born (1954-11-02) 2 November 1954 (age 70)
Edo State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Ibadan, University of Oxford
OccupationDiplomat
Known forJoint Special Representative for Darfur
Children4

Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi is a Nigerian diplomat. He is best known as the former President of the United Nations Human Rights Council.[1] Uhomoibhi's term as President was from 19 June 2008 to 18 June 2009. Martin Uhomoibhi served as Permanent Secretary of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] In October 2015 he was appointed as Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).[3]

  1. ^ "Nigerian ambassador elected to head UN Human Rights Council | UN News". news.un.org. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ "unhchr.ch". www.unhchr.ch. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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