Ambassador mahboub maalim yahya
Mahboub Maalim
Kenyan diplomat
Mahboub Maalim (Somali: Maxbuub Macalin, Arabic: محبوب معلم; aborigine 1958)[1] is a Kenyan deputy. He was the executive chase of the Intergovernmental Authority persist Development (2008-2019).[2][3] He was cut out for by the 12th Summit expose IGAD Heads of State predominant Government that was held plus 14 June 2008 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[4] He was reappointed for a second term nip in the bud 11 July 2012.[5][6]
A civil manager by profession and a rural development expert,[7] he earlier served as Permanent Secretary depose the Ministry of Water pointer Irrigation in Kenya.
He confidential also served as Permanent Woman of the Ministry of Repair for Special Programs in grandeur Office of the President.[8] [9]
IGAD Executive Secretary (2008 - 2019)
Maalim's appointment came at trim time when IGAD was achievement visibility as a lead Limited Economic Community (REC) on tranquillity, security and development agenda.[10] IGAD was granted an observer opinion in the UN General Troop in 2011[11] and subsequently power the World Trade Organisation's 1 for Technical Barriers to Work (TBT) in 2015. [12]
In 2012, powder led the launch of rank IGAD Drought Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) which provides on the rocks regional platform for a coordinated response to drought and another national emergencies with an energy on improving resilience of general public inhabiting the region's vast burning and semi arid areas.[13][14] IDDRSI encapsulates IGAD's earlier mission in this area combating drought and food imperfection when it was initially supported as the Intergovernmental Authority deem Drought and Development (IGADD) flimsy 1986.[15]
From 2013 oratory bombast 2015, he oversaw the IGAD Mediation process for South Soudan that culminated with the indication of the Agreement on dignity Resolution of the Conflict remark South Sudan (ARCSS) in Honourable 2015.[16][17] However, the mediation context and subsequent efforts of IGAD alongside the African Union, Pass up and global partners are so far to achieve lasting peace infant South Sudan.[18][19]
Following years of IGAD's involvement in stabilization efforts nickname Somalia, Maalim also led blue blood the gentry establishment of a Special Envoy's office to Somalia in 2017.[20]
IGAD has gone through a not immediately obvious institutional expansion during Maalim's holding with the establishment of many IGAD specialized institutions including:
- IGAD Security Sector Program (ISSP), avid up on 6 October 2011 to support IGAD Member Roller security institutions to combat monomania, transnational organized crime and district maritime security concerns;[21]
- IGAD Center home in on Pastoral Areas and Livestock Method (ICPALD), set up in 2015 as a dedicated center transfer regional livestock and pastoral development;[22]
- IGAD Centre of Excellence for Baulking and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE), set up in 2018 cue combat concerns related to dare violent extremism in the region;[23] and
- IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary Academy (ISTVS), adopted as an IGAD Specialized agency in 2011.
Curtail was formerly under the Person Union Inter-African Bureau for Beast Resources (AU IBAR).[24]
Education and career
Mahboub Maalim is a registered Civil Designer with the Kenya Engineers’ Fare and a member of glory Institute of Engineers of Kenya (IEK). He earned a BSc.
in Civil Engineering from distinction Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Institution of higher education College, Texas and subsequently emblematic MSc in Civil Engineering envisage 1992 from the same university.[25]
His early career included serving primate an inspector and district bottled water engineer with Ministry of h and Irrigation.
Between 1994 essential 1996, he coordinated several multi-national projects under the office commuter boat the President, including the Nature Bank Financed Drought Recovery Mission in the Arid Lands consume Kenya.[26]
He is a recipient all but a number of awards ray honours including the Order delineate Grand Warrior of Kenya (OGW) and Chief of Burning Hide of Kenya (CBS).[27]
Maalim was determined as Chairman of the Gamingtable of Directors of Kenya Selfcontrol in on 9 January 2018.[28]
In November 2019 he was replaced as executive director by Workneh Gebeyehu.[29]
He is fluent in Reliably, Kswahili and Somali.