Yasmine Fouad
Yasmine Fouad | |
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| ياسمين فؤاد | |
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| UNCCD Executive Secretary | |
| Assumed office 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Thiaw |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 18 June 2018 – 2025 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
Yasmine Salah El-Din Fouad Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian politician who has been serving as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since 2025.[1] She previously was the Minister of Environment in Mostafa Madbouly's ministry from 2018 to 2025.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Fouad holds a PhD in Euro-Mediterranean studies from Cairo University and a MSc in environmental science from Ain Shams University.[4]
Political career
[edit]During her time as minister, Fouad co-chaired the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Regional Flagship Programmes steering committee including Sustainable Land Management, Desertification, Biodiversity and Ecosystems-based Adaptation to Climate Change.[5]
Fouad chaired the fourteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2018–2021) and the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh (2021–2022).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Yasmine Fouad of Egypt Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations, press release of 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Ministry of Environment - EEAA > About Us > About Ministry > Minister". www.eeaa.gov.eg. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "الحكومة الجديدة.. السيرة الذاتية لياسمين فؤاد وزيرة البيئة". www.albawabhnews.com. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Yasmine Fouad of Egypt Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations, press release of 22 May 2025.
- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Yasmine Fouad of Egypt Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations, press release of 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Egypt's Environment Minister discusses preparations for COP27 Climate Conference". Egypt Independent. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
