Mr. Isaczai took up his role in Amman in January 2022, after serving as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the UN in New York with the rank of a cabinet member. Mr. Isaczai brings to the job over 25 years of work experience in the UN system and NGOs covering complex humanitarian, development, recovery, and peace-building issues in different parts of the world, including serving in Azerbaijan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Germany, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Yemen and Syria. Before joining the UN system, Mr. Isaczai held positions with the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan and Save the Children-US in Peshawar, Pakistan, and worked with the private sector in the United States.
Mr. Isaczai holds an M.A. in Public International Law from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, a BSc in Business Administration from Midland University, a Diploma in Human Development from Jones International University, and has completed coursework on negotiations and conflict resolution from Harvard University.
He is fluent in Pashto, Dari/Farsi, and English and has a working knowledge of Arabic and Urdu/Hindi, and familiarity with Turkish/Azerbaijani languages.