| Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Zeid in 2019 | |
| Born | 26 January 1964 Amman, Jordan |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | 3 |
| House | Hashemite |
| Father | Ra'ad bin Zeid |
| Mother | Majda Lind |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| In office 1 September 2014 – 31 August 2018 | |
| Deputy | Kate Gilmore |
| Secretary General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Navi Pillay |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Bachelet |
| Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations | |
| In office September 2010 – 22 July 2014 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Al-Allaf |
| Succeeded by | Dina Kawar |
| In office 7 August 2000 – 2 January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Abu Nimeh |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Al-Allaf |
| Ambassador of Jordan to the United States | |
| In office 22 January 2007 – 27 February 2010 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Karim Kawar |
| Succeeded by | Alia Hatough Bouran |
| President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Stagno Ugarte |
Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-Hussein (Arabic: زيد ابن رعد الحسين; born 26 January 1964) is a Jordanian former diplomat. He is also the president and CEO of the International Peace Institute. He also was United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2014 to 2018. He played an important role in the creation of the International Criminal Court, and was elected the first president of the Assembly of State Parties of the International Criminal Court in September 2002. He also was a political affairs officer in UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslavia from 1994 to 1996.
