Maldives Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid was elected president of the 76th UNGA with an overwhelming majority.
- Abdullah Shahid received 143 votes out of 191 ballots cast, while Afghanistan’s former Foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul got 48 votes.
- India on June 7 voted for Abdullah Shahid, which defeated Afghanistan candidate for the post of president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
- The post of UNGA’s president is held on an annual basis, rotated among various regional groupings.
- The 76th session (2021-22) is the turn of the Asia-Pacific group. This is the first time Maldives will occupy the office of PGA.
