Volker Perthes
Volker Perthes (, born 16 May 1958) is a German political scientist, academic and writer. Apart from his focus on research, writing and teaching about the Middle East, he was director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin from 2005 to 2020. From 2021 to 2023, he served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (SRSG) for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). Following this mandate, Perthes led the Independent Strategic Review of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until March 2024. Since then, he has been Senior Distinguished Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. Provided by Wikipedia