Nejib Friji joined IPI in 2015 as Director of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Office in Manama, Bahrain.

In a career with the United Nations spanning 25 years, Mr. Friji began at New York Headquarters as UN Information Officer at the UN Department of Public Information (DPI). Subsequent positions included Chief of the UN Information Service (UNIS) at ESCWA, in Amman; Director of UNIC Sana’a; and Director of UNIC Beirut with the rank of Head of Diplomatic Mission.

Prior to joining IPI, Mr. Friji served, since 2006, as Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Manama.

Mr. Friji, a Tunisian, holds a degree in Master Studies in English Political and Social Studies of the English speaking countries from the New Castle University in UK and a BA in Political Science in English from the University of Paris.