Michał Murkociński Explained

Michał Murkociński
Ambassador From:Poland
Country:Syria
Term Start:2008
Term End:2012
Predecessor:Jacek Chodorowicz
Successor:Krzysztof Czapla
Ambassador From2:Poland
Country2:Egypt
Term Start2:2014
Term End2:2018
Predecessor2:Piotr Puchta
Successor2:Michał Łabenda
Ambassador From3:Poland
Country3:Sudan
Term Start3:2019
Birth Place:Kraków, Poland
Nationality:Polish
Children:2 sons
Alma Mater:Jagiellonian University
Profession:Diplomat, arabist

Michał Murkociński (born 1964, in Kraków) is a Polish diplomat and arabist, serving as an ambassador to Syria (2008–2012), Egypt (2014–2018) and Sudan (since 2019).

Education and career

Murkociński holds an M.A. in Arab studies from the Jagiellonian University (1990). He has been studying in Damascus, Cairo and Stanford University, as well.[1] In the early 1990s, he was working as an Arabic language teacher.[2]

In 1993, Murkociński joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following his secondment to the embassy in Cairo, he was First Secretary at the embassy in Damascus (1996–2001). Between 2004 and 2006, he worked at the embassy in Beirut, taking also responsibility for chargé d'affaires. Afterwards, from 2006 to 2008, he was the director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East. In 2008,[3] he started his term as an ambassador to Syria.[4] Four years later, due to the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War, he closed the embassy and returned to Warsaw. For the next two years he was working as a deputy director of the aforementioned department. Between 2014[5] and 2018, he was the ambassador to Egypt, with accreditation to Sudan and Eritrea as well. In 2018, back in Warsaw, he was head of the Persian Gulf Unit at the Ministry.[6] On 29 March 2019, he was appointed roving ambassador to Sudan.[7]

Murkociński is married, with two sons. Beside Polish and Arabic, he speaks English, Russian, and French languages.

He authored several articles on Damascus Arabic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protokół posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 43/, Biuletyn nr: 787/VI. 12 June 2008. orka.sejm.gov.pl. pl. 2019-07-25.
  2. Web site: Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 106/. 7 November 2013. www.sejm.gov.pl. pl. 2019-07-25.
  3. Web site: Złożenie listów uwierzytelniających. 10 November 2008. www.msz.gov.pl. pl. 2019-07-25.
  4. Web site: Ambasador. 2018-04-26. kair.msz.gov.pl. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426115439/https://kair.msz.gov.pl/pl/ambasada/ambasador/. 2018-04-26. 2019-07-25.
  5. Web site: وزير الآثار يبحث مع السفير النمساوى امكانية ترميم متحف الفن الاسلامى النيل - قناة مصر الإخبارية. 4 May 2014. nile.eg. ar. 2019-07-25.
  6. Web site: Relacja: Seminarium biznesowe Polska-Sudan - Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza. 11 December 2018. kig.pl. pl. 2019-07-25.
  7. Web site: Michał Murkociński nowym ambasadorem RP w Sudanie. 29 March 2019. Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych. pl-PL. 2019-07-25.