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ICJ Seat Goes to Jordan’s UN Ambassador Mahmoud Hmoud - The Media Line
- On May 28, 2025, Jordan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mahmoud Hmoud, was unanimously chosen to join the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
- Hmoud was elected without opposition to complete the term of Nawaf Salam, who vacated the position in January after assuming the role of Lebanon's prime minister.
- The ICJ currently hears South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, while Israel disputes the court's jurisdiction and neutrality.
- Hmoud won the Security Council vote with all 15 members and secured 178 of 181 votes in the General Assembly, reflecting broad international support.
- Hmoud's term will last until February 2027, during which the court will issue advisory opinions on ongoing international legal disputes involving Israel and Gaza.
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Jordanian envoy, who has said Israel at war with ‘people of Gaza,’ elected to UN high court
Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud has previously described Israel’s war against Hamas as a “vicious attack against the protected population of Gaza.”The post Jordanian envoy, who has said Israel at war with ‘people of Gaza,’ elected to UN high court appeared first…
Jordanian diplomat elected judge of Int'l Court of Justice
Jordan's UN ambassador Mahmoud Hmoud was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday to replace Nawaf Salam, who resigned in January following his appointment as Lebanese prime minister, reported Xinhua. Hmoud will serve the remainder of Salam's term at the ICJ, which lasts until Feb. 5, 2027. Hmoud has been Jordan's UN ambassador since September 2021. He was Jordanian ambassador to Singapore between 2018 and 2021. He …
Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud was appointed following parallel and independent votes in the General Assembly and the Security Council, conducted by secret ballot. He will fill the seat left vacant by former ICJ President Nawaf Salam of Lebanon, who resigned in January to become the country's prime minister. He will serve in his […]
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