Bonian Golmohammadi was elected Secretary-General of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) in August 2009. Previously, Mr. Golmohammadi served as Secretary-General of the United Nations Association (UNA) of Sweden for eight years. Under his leadership, UNA-Sweden increased its budget from $1 million to $5 million and expanded its staff from 10 to 30 full-time employees. UNA Sweden now has over 110 local chapters all over Sweden and more than 100 national organizations as members. Since 2005, Mr. Golmohammadi has been President of the UNA Europe Network, coordinating United Nations Associations from all over Europe. He has served or is serving on various advisory boards for Swedish Ministers for Development, international development corporations, UN entities, and civil society organizations.
Mr. Golmohammadi earned a degree in Political Science and has studied International Law, Human Rights, and Philosophy at Stockholm and Uppsala Universities.