Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Born

November 14, 1922

Died

February 16, 2016 (aged 93)

Known as

politician, diplomat, writer, jurist, university teacher, general secretary

Boutros Boutros-Ghali was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Boutros-Ghali was the acting minister of foreign affairs of Egypt between 1977 and 1979. He oversaw the United Nations over a period coinciding with several world crises, including the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide.

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