▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Sy rian ▁diplom at . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁Dam asc us , ▁Sy ria ▁from ▁a ▁P asha ▁father . ▁He ▁studied ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁passed ▁his ▁th esis ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁at ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁diplom at ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁for ▁miss ions ▁in ▁Africa . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Document ation ▁in ▁the ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁Kh art ou m . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Sy ri ans ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁diplom at ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁His ▁miss ions ▁were ▁in ▁R w anda , ▁Congo , ▁and ▁Sud an . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Reg o ▁Park , ▁Queens ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁six ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁son . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁human itar ian ▁efforts . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁diplom ats ▁Category : S y rian ▁diplom ats ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dam asc us ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S y rian ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Category : C enten ari ans ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Reg o ▁Park