The sixth United Nations' Secretary General was born in Cairo, Egypt on the 14th of November in 1922. He was named as Boutros Boutros-Ghali and raised in a Coptic Christian Family. In 1946, he graduated from Cairo University. After three years, he completed doctorate in International Law in University of Paris. Additionally, he received diploma for international relations.
From 1949 to 1977, he was Cairo University's Professor of International Law and Relations. After that, he was positioned as State for Foreign Affairs Minister in Egypt, which lasted for fourteen years (1977-1991).
On the first day of January 1992, he was elected as Secretary General of United Nations, the very first Arab and African to lead the United Nation. He focused on strengthening the United Nations' peacekeeping mission. However, Boutros Boutros-Ghali term in United Nations was full of controversies. When United Nations was not able to take action in the Rwandan Genocide, which happened in 1994 where a lot of people died, he received a lot of criticism. Other challenging problems that he faced were looking for resolution on crisis and wars among countries.
Boutros-Ghali was not given a chance to have his second term as United Nations' Secretary General. This was because of a resolution presented by Council member (led by three Africans). But his career in serving the nation did not end up there. Because in 1997, he was appointed as La Francophonie's Secretary General. La Francophonie is an organization of countries that speak French and he served this group for five years. After which, he became South Centre's Chairman of the board from 2003 until 2006. Currently, he served in Hague Academy of International as Curatorium Administrative Council President.
Boutros-Ghali also had other activities in the academe, which include Faculty of Law, Paris University's Visiting Professor in 1967 and Centre of Research of the Columbia University's Fullbright Scholar in 1954.