Born |
14. November 1922 |
Place of Birth |
Cairo, Egypt |
Nationality |
Egyptian |
Residence |
Cairo, Egypt |
Profession |
Politician, Diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (He was a member of the International Law Commission from 1979 until 1991, and is a former member of the International Commission of Jurists. He became a member of the Egyptian Parliament in 1987 and was part of the secretariat of the National Democratic Party from 1980. Until assuming the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations, he was also Vice- President of the Socialist International.) |
Father |
Youssef Boutros-Ghali |
Mother |
Sophie Sharobim |
Relationships |
NA |
Religion |
Coptic Orthodoxy |
Height |
5’10” (178 Cm) |
Children |
NA |
Teenage |
NA |
Schooling |
University of Paris, Sciences Po, Sorbonne, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Cairo University |
Spouse(s) |
Leia Maria Boutros-Ghali |
Political party |
Arab Socialist (Before 1978) National Democratic (1978-2011) Independent (2011-2016) |
Education |
Graduated from Cairo University in 1946. He received a PhD in international law from the University of Paris and diploma in international relations from the Sciences Po |
Died |
16 February 2016 (aged 93) Cairo, Egypt |
Succeeded by |
Kofi Annan |