Charles Malik
Historical Figure

Charles Malik

Lebanese politician (1906–1987)

Born: 1972 CENationality: United States

About Charles Malik

Charles Habib Malik was a Lebanese academic, diplomat, philosopher, and politician. He served as the Lebanese representative to the United Nations, the President of the Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations General Assembly, a member of the Lebanese Cabinet, the head of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, as well as being a theologian. He participated in the drafting of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Legal1948 CE

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Adopted by the UN General Assembly in Paris, the UDHR established for the first time a universal standard of fundamental human rights to be protected for all peoples and nations.