Jonibek Hikmat

Jonibek Ismoil Hikmat (; born 1982) is a Tajik diplomat serving as the Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations since 27 April 2021. He has held various leadership roles within the UN system, including Chairperson of the UNICEF Executive Board and Chair of the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD). Hikmat has been a career diplomat since 2005 serving in various capacities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and in diplomatic missions in the United States and the United Kingdom, before his appointment as Permanent Representative.

Early life and education Jonibek Hikmat was born in 1982 in the Tajik SSR, Soviet Union. He has called for international cooperation on artificial intelligence governance, introducing a resolution on "Creating new opportunities for sustainable development through artificial intelligence." In March 2026, he signed the UN Convention against Cybercrime on behalf of Tajikistan. In November 2025 he described Tajikistan as aspiring to become a "hub of ideas and innovations" and referred to investment routes as the "New Silk Road."