Background
BAROUDY, Jamil Murad was born on August 8, 1905 in Souk el Gharb, Lebanon.
Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations
BAROUDY, Jamil Murad was born on August 8, 1905 in Souk el Gharb, Lebanon.
Educated American University, Beirut.
Arab political and economic observer, London 1929, 1935-1939. Secretary-General, acting Commissioner-General for Lebanon, New York World’s Fair 1939-1940. Lecturer, Princeton University 1943.
Adviser to Arabic Edition of Reader's Digest. Also freelance writer on Middle East 1944-1947. With Royal Delegation of Saudi Arabia to United Nations, San Francisco 1945.
Member of Third Committee of General Assembly 1947. Alternate Permanent Representative to United Nations since 1947, now Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative. Chairman of Saudi Arabian Delegation to Special Session on Development and International Economic Co-operation 1975.
Chairman of Saudi Arabian Delegation to Conference on Law of the Sea 1976, 1977. Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations.
People from other religious backgrounds should not be forced to convert to Islam. This is entirely a matter of a free will.