Ahmad Alhendawi أحمد الهنداوي | |
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 Ahmad Alhendawi | |
| Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement | |
| In office March 2017 – 31 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Teare |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1984 Al Zarqa, Jordan |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Institut Européen in Nice Centre International de Formation Européenne Al-Balqa` Applied University |
| Profession | Administrator |
Ahmad Alhendawi; (Arabic: أحمد الهنداوي; born 20 May 1984) is a Jordanian public administrator and a former United Nations official who served as the Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) from March 2017 until October 2024, making him the youngest person to hold this position in the 117-year history of the organization.[1] Prior to this, he was the first-ever United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on January 17, 2013.[2] In this role, he supported UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in addressing his thematic priority of working with and for young people as part of his Five-Year Action Agenda.
Hailing from Jordan, Alhendawi has extensive experience working on development issues at the local, regional, and international levels. He has held positions in various national and international organizations and has also initiated his own initiatives.[3]
- ^ "Next Secretary General Announced". Scout.org. 2016-11-15. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16.
- ^ Network, Under 30. "Operation Millennial: A Conversation With The UN's 'Voice' For 3.5 Billion Young People Around The World". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Meet the Envoy - Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth". Un.org. Retrieved 2016-10-21.