The government of Afghanistan has nominated the chancellor of Kabul University to become the next secretary general of the United Nations. According to the Reuters news agency, Ashraf Ghani, a former finance minister of Afghanistan, is the seventh person nominated to succeed Kofi Annan, whose term expires on December 31. Mr. Ghani, who is 57, is a former adviser to the U.N. and the World Bank. Since stepping down as finance minister, Mr. Ghani has overseen the rebuilding of Kabul University (The Chronicle, January 27).
September 21, 2006
University Leader in Afghanistan Is Nominated to Be U.N.'s Next Secretary General
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