Background
Ahtisaari, Martti Oiva Kalevi was born on June 23, 1937 in Viipuri, Finland. Son of Oiva and Tyyne Ahtisaari.
Ahtisaari, Martti Oiva Kalevi was born on June 23, 1937 in Viipuri, Finland. Son of Oiva and Tyyne Ahtisaari.
Graduate, University Oulu, Finland, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Oulu, Finland, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (honorary), Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 1995.
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science (honorary), University Turku, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Helsinki School Economics & Business Administration, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Palermo, Argentina, 1997.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Helsinki, 1997. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Moscow, 1997. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1998.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Namibia, 2000. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Jykvaskyla, 2000. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Averett College, 2001.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bentley College, 1990. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), American University, Bulgaria, 2006. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Columbia University, 2000.
Primary school teacher, Karachi, Pakistan, 1960—1963. Staff member student organization International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences International, 1963—1965. Various positions Bureau Technology Cooperation, Ministry Foreign Affairs, Finland, 1965—1972, assistant director Bureau Technology Cooperation, 1971—1972, deputy director Department International Development Cooperation, 1972—1973, under-secretary of state for international development cooperation, 1984—1986, secretary of state Helsinki, 1991—1994.
Ambassador of Finland to United Republic of Tanzania, 1973—1977. Senate member United Nations Institute for Namibia, United Nations General Assembly, 1975—1976, United Nations commissioner for Namibia New York City, 1977—1981, special representative of secretary general for Namibia, 1978—1988, under-secretary general for administration & management New York City, 1987—1991, head United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Namibia, 1989-1990. President Republic of Finland, Helsinki, 1994—2000.
Founder, president, chairman board Crisis Management Initiative, since 2000. Special envoy of United Nations secretary general for future status process for Kosovo United Nations Office of Special Envoy Kosovo (UNOSEK), Vienna, 2005—2008. Chairman Bosnia-Herzegovenia Working Group, International Conference on former Yugoslavia, 1992—1993.
Inspector Ireland Republican Army weapons dumps Indiana International Commission Decommissioning, 2000—2001. Personal envoy for chairperson-in-office for Central Asia, Organization Security & Cooperation Europe, 2003—2004. United Nations Special Envoy for Horn of Africa, 2003—2005.
Board directors Elcoteq Southeast, Luxembourg.
Member international senior advisory board West Asia North Africa Regional Forum. Active member The Elders. Chairman supervisory board Finnish National Opera.
Member prize committee Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Chairman Indiana Commission Turkey. Co-chair European Council Foreign Relations.
Board trustees Silatech, Qatar. Director-at-large ImagineNations Group.
Married Eeva Irmeli Hyvarinen, 1968. 1 child Marko.
