01. Matti Ahtisaari

Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (1937) is a former President of Finland (1994–2000) and UN diplomat, noted for his international peace work.

In 2005 Ahtisaari successfully lead peace negotiations between the Free Aceh Movement or GAM and the Indonesian government through his non-governmental organization CMI.

For the Aceh treaty and his earlier diplomatic work, most notably in Namibia and Kosovo, Ahtisaari was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

In November 2005, Martti Ahtisaari was appointed by the United Nations to lead the talks for determination of the final status of Kosovo.