Paris Model United Nations 2004 Secretary General
Salem Hassan
Salem Musa J. Hassan was born in Paris on January 19 th 1985. He was born into a diplomatic family, his father being the Ambassador of Oman to UNESCO. He grew up in a true diplomatic atmosphere; attending conferences since the age of ten, and receptions beforehand. His passion for a global change arose from his understanding of the structure of the United Nations System and the suffering of the people with little to no opportunities. Salem is particularly interested in reforming the United Nations to better suit the demands of today's international community. Hassan joined Model United Nations club at the American School of Paris (ASP) in 2000. He was accepted on ASP's THIMUN 2001 delegation but could not attend the conference. He started off his MUN conferencing career in 2001 by attending the first PAMUN, representing Bangladesh in the Human Rights committee and helping out with administrative work. He went on to represent the Philippines at THIMUN 2002. Hassan attended Harvard Model Congress Europe in March and received the Outstanding Delegate Award. He went on to represent Kuwait and Chaired the Human Rights Committee in PAMUN 2002. He then was a member of ASP's THIMUN 2003 delegation, representing Sudan in GA-1. He then Chaired the Political Committee in PAMUN 2003. Hassan continued by attended THIMUN 2004 representing Algeria in GA-5. He attended Harvard Model Congress Europe 2004 representing Ireland in the European Constitutional Convention and received the Outstanding Delegate award. Finally, Hassan was appointed as Secretary General of the PAMUN 2004 conferences in May of 2004. He quickly started working on new changes and innovations. He will be the first Secretary General to host a three day PAMUN. He will also be the first Secretary General to inaugurate the change of venue, from ASP's facilities to the UNESCO Headquarters, right in the heart of Paris