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Dr Jean Désiré Maxime Ferrari, KSS, OBE [French pronunciation: [dʒin deziʁe mæksim ferˈraːri]] (27 January 1930 – 29 June 2021) was a politician and former obstetrician who held several different positions in the government of the Seychelles. He is widely regarded as an activist against corrupt governmental practices and a champion of human rights and democracy in the African island nations of the Indian Ocean. In 1985, he became the Regional Representative and Director of the Regional Office for Africa of the United Nations Environment Programme.