The Prime Minister of Sudan, diplomat and International Civil Servant. He graduated with LLB honours from Faculty of Law (University of Khartoum). Received his PhD in international law from Geneva University (Switzerland). He has honorary doctorate law degrees from 19 universities from around the world. Served as Director General (1997-2008), WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation), and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). Member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations. He published many books on issues of Intellectual Property, International Law and Development.
The Prime Minister of Sudan, former Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
The life of Kamil Eltayeb Idris, from his birth in Sudan through his time in Geneva, Switzerland certain characteristics traits become evident; a reaching out, a search for the new, the unknown, for the truth and authenticity, and a work ethic which did not allow him to to stop for anything. Even from a young age, Kamil exhibited these characteristics, and they helped him to succeed, literally at every stage of his life.
Becoming the Director General of WIPO on November 1, 1997, was another step on his life’s path, definitely a major one, which reflects and reinforces his search for the new, the unknown and for truth. The achievement of becoming Director General, and his accomplishments while he held that position, most clearly reflect his relentless sense of the value and meaning of work, and of never, ever quitting until the current task is properly finished.