User:Omer Berzinji

Name: Omer Ahmed Karim BERZINJI Place and Date of Birth: Iraq, Kirkuk, January 10th 1960 Marital Status: Married, with one son and three daughters Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Dutch and good knowledge of English and Persian. Nationality: Iraqi Professional Qualifications: Scientific Qualifications: -BA Law. Baghdad University, 1984 - Dutch Language Certificate - A certificate from the International Institute for Criminal Sciences in Italy, on Dispute settlement, Education, and other options for transitional Justice in Iraq. Appointed as: - Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the Holy See presented his credential papers to the Pope on 4th March 2017. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Multilateral Relations since June 2015 to 8th February 2017. - Ambassador of the republic of Iraq to Bucharest/Romania, from 27th May 2013 – 3rd May 2015. - Ambassador to Republic of Iraq to Beirut/ Lebanon, from 27 February 2009- 1 May 2013. - Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Human Rights Department (July 2004 — January 2009) covering the post of Lecturer at the Foreign Service Institute for the diplomatic training, as well as other special courses on human rights and Arabic Language. - Supervisor of many diplomatic promotion papers for Iraqi diplomats. - Lecturer at the European Institute for Human Rights in France/Holland Branch, for Arabic Language and Islamic History subjects (2002-2003) - Lawyer and Member at the Law Syndicate since 1984 to 2004. - Member at Iraqi Jurist Union since 2/4/2012 till now. Head of the following International conferences: - Head Iraqi – Kuwaiti delegation, under the supervision of the Red Cross Organization - Head of the Iraqi – Iranian Delegation, under the supervision of the Red Cross Organization. - Head of all the Iraqi Delegations that attended the Human Rights conferences held at the United Nation based in Genève from the 1st to 9th session. - Head of the Iraqi Delegation that attended the 61st and the 62nd session of the Human Rights Committee reunion at the United Nation head quarters in Genève. - Member of the Iraqi Delegation that attended the 60th session of the General Assembly of the United Nation in New York 2005. - Head of the Iraqi Delegation at a conference regarding the human rights in Islam in 2005. - Head of the Iraqi delegation that attended the Arab Jurist Experts’ assembly with the Human Rights permanent Committee at the Arab league states in 2004. - Covered several international conferences by representing the Iraqi government during his assignment as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of the Legal Affairs and multilateral relations.