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Previous High Commissioners

Previous High Commissioners

UNHCR has been led by twelve High Commissioners since it was first established in 1950.

Together with our staff and partners, they have spent over 70 years working to help the millions forced to flee their homes.

View current High Commissioner Barham Salih's profile.

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Filippo Grandi

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António Guterres

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Ruud Lubbers

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Sadako Ogata

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Jean-Pierre Hocké

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Poul Hartling

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Sadruddin Aga Khan

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Félix Schnyder

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Auguste R. Lindt

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