▁Child ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁UN ▁Head quarters ▁in ▁Gene va . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Egypt ▁announced ▁that ▁M ous hi ra ▁Kh att ab ▁will ▁be ▁Egypt ' s ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁UN ES CO ▁Director - General ▁at ▁the ▁elections ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Kh att ab ▁holds ▁a ▁Ph D ▁on ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁from ▁C airo ▁University , ▁an ▁M . A . ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill , ▁USA ▁and ▁a ▁B . A . ▁Political ▁Science ▁from ▁C airo ▁University , ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Political ▁Science . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁career ▁ ▁A ▁career ▁diplom at ▁serving ▁as ▁Egypt ’ s ▁first ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ’ s ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁before ▁it ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁during ▁its ▁peace ful ▁separation ▁to ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁Slov ak ia , ▁Kh att ab ▁ended ▁her ▁diplom atic ▁career ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁for ▁International ▁Cultural ▁Rel ations . ▁Kh att ab ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁at ▁Egypt ' s ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁in ▁Budapest , ▁Vienna ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁at ▁the ▁UN ▁headquarters ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁UN ID O ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁Minister ial ▁career ▁ ▁From ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁until ▁February ▁ 2