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Al-Raisi in 2018

Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi[a] is an Emirati general and the general inspector of the United Arab Emirate's interior ministry.

Joining the Abu Dhabi police force in 1980, he rose through the ranks to become General Director of Central Operations in 2005.[2] He was appointed General Inspector of the interior ministry in 2015.[3] He played a key role in the arrest of Matthew Hedges.[3]

He is the official candidate of the United Arab Emirates to succeed Kim Jong Yang as President of Interpol in 2022.[1] Accused of presiding over torture,[4] his candidacy was strongly condemned by human rights groups. A coalition of 19 human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Center for Human Rights, wrote an open letter to Interpol advising against his appointment.[2][5] A report by David Calvert-Smith, former chief prosecutor of the United Kingdom, said that Al-Raisi is unsuited for the position.[3]

He is a member of Interpol's executive committee[6][7] and has served as the delegate of Asia since 2018.[8]

He holds a doctorate from London Metropolitan University.[9]

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Informational notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also romanised as Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi[1]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Cumming-Bruce, Nick (2021-04-20). "Is Dubai Princess, Unseen in Public, Still Alive?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ a b Zatat, Narjas. "UAE candidate cannot become Interpol president due to country's human rights abuses, says UK report". alaraby. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. ^ a b c "UAE general unsuitable for role of Interpol chief, says UK report". the Guardian. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. ^ Johnson, Jamie (2020-10-01). "Exclusive: UAE police chief accused of presiding over torture of British academic running to be head of Interpol". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. ^ "Rights organisations object to UAE police chief nominated as INTERPOL head". Middle East Monitor. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  6. ^ "Interpol: UAE Official's Candidacy Raises Human Rights Alarms". Human Rights Watch. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  7. ^ "Executive Committee". www.interpol.int. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  8. ^ Writer, Staff (2020-11-23). "Dubai's Police Chief Nasser Ahmed al-Raisi Wants To Head Interpol". Taarifa Rwanda. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  9. ^ Al-Raisi, Ahmed Naser (2013). An investigation into performance, stress level, auditing and evaluation of core skills training among staff working in emergency operation services, search and rescue and disaster response teams in Abu Dhabi Police GHQ (Ph.D. thesis). London Metropolitan University.
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