Background
ELARABY, NABIL A. was born on March 15, 1935 in Cairo, Egypt.
ELARABY, NABIL A. was born on March 15, 1935 in Cairo, Egypt.
Licencie en Droit, Cairo University, Egypt. Master of Laws in International Law, New York University, United States of America. Doctor of Juridical Science, New York University, United States of America.
Legal advisor to Egyptian delegate United Nations Middle East Peace Conference, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Geneva, 1973-1975. Counsellor to mission from Egypt United Nations, 1974-1976, ambassador, deputy permanent representative of Egypt New York City, 1978-1981, 91-99, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, permanent representative of Egypt Geneva, 1987-1991, permanent representative New York City, 1991—1999. Legal advisor, director legal and treaties department Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Geneva, 1976-1978, 83-87.
Egyptian ambassador India, 1981-1983. Arbitrator (Suez Canal dispute) Interstate Commerce Commission International Court of Arbitration, Paris, 1989—1992. Judge Judicial Tribunal Organization Arb Petroleum, 1990.
Commissioner United Nations Compensation Commission, 1999—2001. Member International Court Justice, The Hague, Netherlands, 2001—2006. Partner Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law.
Member board International Council Arbitration for Sport, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Member governing council UNIDROIT. Representative Egypt in United Nations organizations including The General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Human Rights Commission, since 1966.
Head Egyptian Delaware United Nations Conference on Disarmament, 1987—1991. Leader Egyptian Delegation to Egyptian-Israeli Arbitration Tribunal Taba Talks, 1986—1989. Former chair numerous United Nations committees and working groups.
President Security Council, 1996. Lecturer The Hague academy of International Law, Columbia University, New York University, Duke University, Yale University, The Egyptian Society International Law, American Society International Law, many others.
Member Egyptian Society of International Law. American Society of International Law.
Married Nadia Teymour. Children: May, Marwan, Hisham.