Mekki Abbas

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Sayed Mekki Abbas
Born(1911-01-01)1 January 1911
NationalitySudanese
Occupation(s)Civil servant, Economist
Known forExecutive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (1959-1961)
Title
  • Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization's Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1963)
  • Acting Head of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (March 1961)
TermJanuary 1959 - October 1961
Academic background
Alma mater University of London
Thesis The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and development in Africa (1990)

Sayed Mekki Abbas (born January 1, 1911) was a Sudanese civil servant and economist who served as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa from January 1959 until October 1961. [1] In 1963 he became Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization's Department of Economic and Social Affairs. [2]

He also served as acting head of the United Nations Operation in the Congo in March 1961 for a period while Rajeshwar Dayal had been recalled to New York for consultations.

References

  1. ↑ "Former Executive Secretaries | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa". www.uneca.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  2. ↑ Ekpenyong, Ekei Umo (1990). The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and development in Africa (PhD thesis). University of London. p. 75. OCLC   1064488426.
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