Mongi Slim

Mongi Slim
منجي سليم
23rd President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
1960–1961
Preceded byFrederick Henry Boland
Succeeded byMuhammad Zafrulla Khan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia
In office
1962–1964
Preceded bySadok Mokadem
Succeeded byHabib Bourguiba Jr.
Personal details
Born(1908-09-15)September 15, 1908
Tunis, Tunisia
DiedOctober 23, 1969(1969-10-23) (aged 61)
Tunis, Tunisia
Political partyNeo Destour

Mongi Slim (Arabic: منجي سليم; September 15, 1908 – October 23, 1969)[1] was a Tunisian diplomat who became the first African to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1961. He received a degree from the faculty of law of the University of Paris. He was twice imprisoned by the French during the Tunisian struggle for independence.[2]

  1. ^ "Mongi Slim, 61, Top Diplomat, Dies In Tunis". Chicago Tribune. 24 October 1969. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
  2. ^ St. Petersburg Times - September 19 1961