Anees Ahmed

Who is Anees Ahmed?

Anees Ahmed is the Chief of Judicial and Legal Affairs, and formerly the Head of Chambers, of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Prior to his current appointment, Ahmed was: 1) a rapporteur for the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals; 2) a Senior Assistant Prosecutor of the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal; 3) a prosecuting attorney at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; and 4) a Fellow at the International Court of Justice.

Ahmed graduated in law from the London School of Economics where he was a Chevening Scholar. He is a member of the Lincoln's Inn and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of India.