The Resume

(November 14, 1922-February 16, 2016)
Sixth U.N. Secretary-General (January 1, 1992-1996)
Member of the Egyptian Parliament (1987)
Egypt's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Why he might be annoying:

He was the first Secretary-General not to be re-elected.
His name is redundant.
He was the butt of many David Letterman's Top Tens.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first Secretary-General from Africa.
He was trained for international law and human rights.
He assisted in the Camp David Summit (September 1978) that led to the Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel (1979).
He was the leader of Egypt's U.N. delegation (1979, 1982 and 1990).
He earned a law degree at Cairo University (1946).
He earned his PhD at Paris University in international law (1949).
He taught International Law at Cairo University.
He was a Fulbright Research Scholar at Columbia University (1954-1955).
United Nations Secretary-Generals:
1. Trygve Lie of Norway (1946-1952)
2. Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden (1953-1961)
3. U Thant of Myanmar (1961-1971)
4. Kurt Waldheim of Austria (1972-1981)
5. Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru (1982-1991)
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt (1992-1996)
7. Kofi Annan of Ghana (1997- )

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Hyphenated Names
• I am Egyptian
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 93)
• Long Names
• Look at My Flag
• Order of Canada Recipients
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7108)
• Repetitive Names
• Sacha Baron Cohen/Ali G’s Fake Interviews
• U.N. Secretary Generals (Ranked: 6)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 65 Votes: 78.46% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 68.63% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 62.22% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 87 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 211 Votes: 67.30% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 289 Votes: 65.74% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 499 Votes: 61.12% Annoying