Hédi Annabi

Hédi Annabi (4 September 1943 – 12 January 2010) was a Tunisian diplomat and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). He was previously an Assistant-Secretary-General at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, from 1997 to 2007.

Hédi Annabi
Annabi speaking during a January 2008 conference on the Brazilian presence in Haiti
Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
In office
September 2007  12 January 2010
Preceded byEdmond Mulet
Succeeded byEdmond Mulet (interim)
Personal details
Born(1943-09-04)4 September 1943
French Tunisia
Died12 January 2010(2010-01-12) (aged 66)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Alma materInstitut d'Études Politiques de Paris
University of Tunis
Graduate Institute of International Studies
ProfessionDiplomat
WebsiteMINUSTAH Leadership

Annabi died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake in which the MINUSTAH headquarters in Port-au-Prince collapsed.

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