Raşit Pertev (born September 1958) is a development practitioner, politician and writer. He was appointed as the Secretary of the

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in October 2013. Born in

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, Cyprus, Pertev is a graduate of Economics from the

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and of Development Economics from the

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. As Assistant Secretary General of the World Federation of Farmers, he led the international recognition and mainstreaming of farmers' organizations in development policies and institutions, from 1994 to 2000. He served in the

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as International Cooperative Specialist and as Senior Agriculture Economist, from 2000-2004 and 2010–2013, in financial restructuring and agricultural reform operations in Turkey, Croatia, Uganda and Burundi. Between 2004 and 2005, Pertev served as Minister Agriculture and Forestry in North Cyprus, where he led reforms especially in dairy and olive sectors. In April 2005 he was appointed Chief Negotiator for the United Nations Peace Talks and

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for the Office of the President under the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, and served as plenipotentiary to Mr. Talat until December 2007. As a writer, he has authored several published books on problems of war and displacement, including an award-winning documentary on missing persons.

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Living people Turkish Cypriot politicians 1958 births Türk Maarif Koleji alumni People from Larnaca Turkish Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom Turkish Cypriot economists Turkish Cypriot writers Alumni of the University of London World Bank people Alumni of the University of Cambridge {{Cyprus-politician-stub