Najla Riachi

Government: Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Assignment Period: 16 Sep 2021 - 12 Feb 2025

Personal details

  • Date and place of birth: 22 Aug 1961 – Khenchara, Lebanon
  • Marital status: Married to Boutros Assaker (former Ambassador of Lebanon)
  • Email: nriachi@omsar.gov.lb

Education

  • BA, History and Geography, Saint Joseph University, Beirut | 1982
  • BA, Political and Administrative Sciences, Saint Joseph University, Beirut | 1981

Languages

  • Arabic (native)
  • French (fluent)
  • English (very good)
  • Italian (working knowledge)

Career highlights

  • Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | May 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Head of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants’ Office | Sep 2020 – May 2021
  • Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | Feb 2018 – Aug 2020
  • Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva | Jul 2007 – Oct 2017
  • Promoted to Ambassador | Jul 2003
  • Ambassador; Head, Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | 2003 – 2007
  • Consul General of Lebanon in Istanbul | 2002 – 2003
  • Counsellor, Center of Legal Consultancy, Research and Archive, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | 2000 – 2002
  • Counsellor, Embassy of Lebanon to the Holy See and the Order of Malta | 1992 – 2000
  • First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | 1991 – 1992
  • First Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon in Paris | 1984 – 1991
  • First Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon in Cairo | 1983 – 1984
  • Attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | 1982 – 1983

Decorations

  • “Commendatore con Placca dell’Ordine di S. Gregorio Magno”, Holy See
  • “Croce con Stemma dell’Ordine al merito melitense”, Order of Malta
Najla Riachi