Karim Ahmad Khan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Khan in 2022 | |
| Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court | |
| Assumed office 16 June 2021 | |
| President | Piotr Hofmański Tomoko Akane |
| Deputy | Mame Mandiaye Niang and Nazhat Shameem |
| Preceded by | Fatou Bensouda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karim Asad Ahmad Khan 30 March 1970 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Spouse | Dato Shyamala Alagendra |
| Relatives | Imran Ahmad Khan (brother) |
| Education | King's College London (LLB, AKC) Wolfson College, Oxford |
Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC (born 30 March 1970) is a British lawyer specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law, who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021.
After his appointment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, he served as a United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and acted as Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/ISIL in Iraq (UNITAD), which was established in accordance with Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) to support national efforts to hold ISIL (Daesh) accountable for acts that may amount to war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in Iraq.
In February 2021, Khan was elected the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In May 2024, he announced the ICC's decision to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh for war crimes and crimes against humanity.[1][2][3] In November 2024, the ICC issued an arrest warrant[4] for Netanyahu, along with Gallant and Deif.[5]
- ^ Khan, Karim A.A. (20 May 2024). "Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine". icc-cpi.int. International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Ray, Siladitya (20 May 2024). "ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Benjamin Netanyahu And Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar". Forbes. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Kottasová, Ivana (20 May 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza war". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel's challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant" (Press release). International Criminal Court. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Roth, Andrew; Borger, Julian (21 November 2021). "ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2024.