Background
Riza, Iqbal was born on May 20, 1934 in Lonvala, India. Son of Sharif Alijan.
Riza, Iqbal was born on May 20, 1934 in Lonvala, India. Son of Sharif Alijan.
Master of Arts political science, University Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Master of Arts International law, Fletcher School, Boston.
With Pakistan Foreign Service, 1958-1977. Director Foreign Service Academy Lahore, 1968-1971. Deputy chief of mission Washington, 1972-1976.
Chargé d'Affaires Paris, 1977. Joined United Nations, 1978. Secretary of committee on the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, 1978—1980.
Principal officer United Nations department of public information, 1980—1982. Assigned to negotiations in Iran-Iraq war United Nations, 1981-1987. Director office for special political affs., 1983—1988.
Director general assistant United Nations, 1988, director of division for political and general assembly affs., 1988—1989, chief electoral mission Nicaragua, 1989—1990. Chief of mission United Nations transition team in El Salvador, 1990. Special representative United Nations secretary general United Nations, El Salvador, 1991-1993, assistant secretary general for peace-keeping operations, 1993—1996, special representative of secretary general and coordinator on United Nations operations in Bosnia-Herzegovenia, 1996, under-secretary general, chief of staff to the secretary-general, 1997—2005, special advisor to the secretary general for Alliance of Civilizations, since 2005.
Reading, music, riding.
Married 1959.