Which diplomat became the first Arab and African to hold the office as UN Secretary General?

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Boutros-Ghali also spelled Boutros Ghali, Boutros also spelled Butros (born November 14, 1922, Cairo, Egypt—died February 16, 2016, Cairo), Egyptian scholar and statesman, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) from January 1, 1992 to December 31, 1996. He was the first Arab and first African to hold the leading UN post.

A descendant of one of Egypt’s most distinguished Coptic Christian families, Boutros-Ghali received a bachelor’s degree from Cairo University (1946) and a Ph.D. in international law from the University of Paris (1949). He then held a professorship at Cairo University and lectured in international law and international affairs at various universities and institutes in the United States, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Africa. He also wrote several scholarly books, published in French.