Everything about Kamil Idris totally explained
Dr. Kamil Eltayed Idris (born on August 26, 1945, August 26, 1953, or August 26, 1954) is a
Sudanese international
civil servant. He has been Director General of the
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since November
1997. He is also the head of the
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).
Kamil Idris will step down a year early from its post of head of WIPO, amidst "allegations of misconduct". According to the
International Herald Tribune, Kamil Idris "who
used a false birth date for more than two decades accepted a package including an extra year's salary ... and full pension benefits before he offered to resign over questions about his integrity." Kamil Idris blames the birth date discrepancy on a typographical error.
Education and career
According to a document prepared by the Office of the UPOV, Kamil Idris holds a
Bachelor of Law (LLB) from
Khartoum University, Sudan, a
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Political Science and Economic Theories from
Cairo University,
Egypt, a Master in International Law and International Affairs from
Ohio University,
United States, and a Doctorate in International Law from the
Graduate Institute of International Studies,
University of Geneva,
Switzerland. On September 22, 1997, he was appointed Director General of WIPO for a period of six years. He was formally re-appointed to a second six-year term as Director General of WIPO on
May 27,
2003. His mandate was originally due to end on
November 30,
2009.
Kamil Idris was member of the
International Law Commission from
1992 to
1996 and from
2000 to
2001.
Controversy
A report, carried out by WIPO's Internal Audit and Oversight Division at the request of the
United Nations Joint Inspection Unit and subsequently leaked to journalists, concluded that Kamil Idris repeatedly misrepresented his age. The report stated "that Idris sought to change his records at WIPO to show that he was born on August 26, 1954, despite signing numerous earlier documents showing his date of birth as August 26, 1945." The note points out "a deliberate intention to harm" and criticizes the report by WIPO's Internal Audit and Oversight Division:
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Despite grave concerns over the value of the said report, its legitimacy, the fallacy of its conclusions and the failure of its author to observe due process and principles of independence, the report was somehow made available to some Member States and other parties, hence compromising its confidential status."
During the 10-day WIPO general assembly that ended on October 3, 2007, a move by the
United States, backed by
developed countries, to remove Idris from his job was blocked by
developing countries and the agency failed to approve a budget. A proposal to reduce
Patent Cooperation Treaty fees didn't pass. On October 3, the government of
Switzerland, host country to WIPO, issued a press release citing "serious credibility" concerns and calling for an immediate search for a replacement for Idris. As a result of the crisis, the future of WIPO was questioned, "because its credibility has been undermined by the Idris affair". }}
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