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Detailed explanation-1: -Abdulla Shahid (Dhivehi: ; born 26 May 1962) is Maldivian politician who served as President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly between 2021 and 2022. Shahid is the first Maldivian politician to hold that post. He has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maldives since 2018.

Detailed explanation-2: -Update: The election of the President of the 76th session of the General Assembly took place in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 7 June 2021. Honourable Abdulla Shahid was elected as President of the 76th session of the General Assembly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives pledged a focus on pandemic relief and climate change during his yearlong term as UNGA president.

Detailed explanation-4: -His Excellency Volkan Bozkir of Turkey was the President of the 75th session of the General Assembly.

Detailed explanation-5: -Honourable Abdulla Shahid is widely recognised as an exceptional politician and a seasoned diplomat, with a long and distinguished career serving in both the Government and Legislature of the Maldives. Since his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, for a second time, in 2018, Hon.