Gyr Keela

Gyr Keela was the president of the Mrlssti Academy, a position to which he was promoted after Rorax Falken suffered his nervous breakdown. He was known for his beautiful, yellow and red facial plumage. He tried to extort money from the Empire by proposing the Phantom project's cloaking device. When the fledgling New Republic also showed interest, Keela opened negotiations between the New Republic and the remnants of the Empire. Wedge Antilles represented the Republic, while his old nemesis Loka Hask represented the Empire. An Imperial plot, involving faked video of Tycho Celchu and the imprisonment of Wedge during the negotiations, virtually assured Imperial control of the Phantom project. In the end, Keela admitted that the project was a fake. After the Empire was driven off Mrlsst, Keela remained president, and vowed to reform his ways and restore his people to their former glory.

Source

 * X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (comics)