Karim A. A. Khan QC
Guest Speaker
Professional Affiliation
Special Adviser and Head of UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da鈥檈sh/ISIL (UNITAD)
Expert Bio
In 2018, the United Nations Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres appointed Karim Asad Ahmad Khan of the United Kingdom as the Special Adviser and Head of the Investigative Team established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2379 (2017), to support domestic efforts to hold Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da鈥檈sh) accountable by collecting, preserving, and storing evidence in Iraq of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed by the terrorist group. Mr. Khan is the first Head of the Investigative Team. He is a barrister and Queen鈥檚 Counsel with more than 25 years of professional experience as an international criminal law and human rights lawyer. He has extensive experience as a prosecutor, victim鈥檚 counsel and defence lawyer in domestic and international criminal tribunals, including, but not limited to, the International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The holder of a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honours from King鈥檚 College, University of London, and various other degrees and qualifications, Mr. Khan has studied and lectured on Islamic law and published extensively in the area of international criminal justice and human rights.
