Charles Malik
Lebanese politician (1906–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Habib Malik (Arabic: شارل حبيب مالك; sometimes spelled Charles Habib Malek;[1][2][3] 11 February 1906 – 28 December 1987) was a Lebanese academic, diplomat, philosopher, and politician. He served as the Lebanese representative to the United Nations, the President of the Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations General Assembly, a member of the Lebanese Cabinet, the head of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, as well as being a theologian. He participated in the drafting of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Charles Malik | |
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شارل مالك | |
Born | (1906-02-11)February 11, 1906 Btourram, Ottoman Empire |
Died | December 28, 1987(1987-12-28) (aged 81) Beirut, Lebanon |
Education | American University of Beirut, Harvard University |
Known for | Participating in the drafting of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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