Gehad Madi

Gehad Madi
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
Personal details
Born (1951-11-13) 13 November 1951 (age 74)
Egypt

Gehad Madi is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants.

Early life

Gehad Refaat Madi was born on 13 November 1951 in Egypt. Madi attended Ain Shams University in Cairo, graduating with a BA in German Language and Literature in 1975 and an LLB in Law in 1986.

Career

He was the Egyptian Ambassador to India from 1998 to 2002 and the Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2008.

United Nations

Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

Gehad Madi was appointed Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants starting on 1 November 2023.

Madi opposed the prosecution of the El Hiblu 3 in Malta, describing the charges as "unjustified".

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CRC/SP/42/Add.1" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Gehad Madi". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "UN human rights experts call on Malta to end 'unjustified' El Hiblu 3 case". Times of Malta. 26 January 2026. Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.