Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein  is the former UN human rights chief; recognized world-wide as a leading and outspoken defender and promoter of universal human rights – awarded the Stockholm prize for human rights in 2015. With a professional background as a practitioner – a former senior diplomat representing his country Jordan – his knowledge is steeped in the global security environment, stemming from over twenty years of direct exposure to many of the world's most turbulent crises and serious security threats. He served as president of the UN Security Council (in January 2014) and was elected the first president of the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2002 -- guiding the court's growth in its first three years (2002-2005).   Full bio >>