Staffan de Mistura (born 25 January 1947, Stockholm, Sweden) is a long-serving Swedish diplomat. After a 36 year career in various UN agencies, United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon appointed him as his Special Representative for Iraq on 11 September 2007.

His work has taken him to many of the World's most volatile trouble-spots including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan and the former Yugoslavia.

Born to a Swedish mother and an Italian father, he soon began to appreciate the vital necessity of a unity among nations to prevent another World War. His father instilled in him a passion for the UN and humanitarian work in general.