Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Malaysian politician and urban planner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dato' Seri Paduka Maimunah binti Mohd Sharif[3] (born 26 August 1961) is the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).[4] She assumed office in January 2018, becoming the first Asian woman to serve as Executive Director of UN-Habitat.[5][6] On 20 January 2022, she was re-elected by the UN General Assembly for a two-year term that ends on 19 January 2024.[7]
Maimunah Mohd Sharif | |
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Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) | |
Assumed office 20 January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Joan Clos |
Acting Director-General, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) | |
In office January 2019[1] – 8 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Hanna Tetteh |
Succeeded by | Zainab Bangura |
Mayor of Penang Island[2] | |
In office July 2017 – December 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1961-08-26) 26 August 1961 (age 62) Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
Residence(s) | Nairobi, Kenya |
Alma mater | University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology |
Website | unhabitat |
From January 2019 to January 2020 she also concurrently served as the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).[8][9] She holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in the UN System and sits on the United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination and the Secretary-General's Senior Management Group.[10][11]
Prior to her appointment as Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Sharif was the Mayor of Penang Island, Malaysia. Before her appointment as Mayor, she was the President of the Municipal Council of Seberang Perai from 2011, the first woman to be appointed to the position.[12]