Farewell of Staff Member
Farewell ceremony for Staff Member who retires from UN
On 25 February 2010 Mr. Bassam Matar left the UN after 40 years of duty. In this occasion the SRSG for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO, Mr. Hany Abdelaziz, in occasion of a farewell meeting at the Mission HQ, thanked Mr. Matar for his meritorious service in defence of peace. Mr. Matar, greeted by several colleagues' presents at the occasion, expressed the appreciation and gratitude for the farewell gathering as well the proud to be a UN servant.
Mr. Bassam Matar (Bethlem 1950, married 4 sons) joined UN in 1970 at UNTSO. During his service with UN he was dispatched with UNDOF (1987) and Saudi Arabia (1991). In 1999 he joined MINURSO.
MINURSO wish to him and his family a serene time.