Zahir Tanin

H.E.
Zahir Tanin
9th Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
In office
9 October 2015 – 19 November 2021
Preceded byFarid Zarif
Succeeded byCaroline Ziadeh
Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Afghanistan
In office
December 2006 – 5 October 2015
Preceded byRavan A. G. Farhâdi
Succeeded byMahmoud Saikal
Vice President to the United Nations General Assembly
In office
September 2008 – September 2009
Personal details
Born (1956-05-01) 1 May 1956
Children2
Alma materKabul Medical University
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Abdul Zahir Tanin (Pashto: ظاهر طنين, Dari: ظاهر طنین; born 1 May 1956) is an Afghan diplomat who served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, and thus head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), from October 2015 to November 2021.