Omar Abdi
Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
Assumed office
July 2014
Appointed byBan Ki Moon
Personal details
BornSomalia
ProfessionDiplomat

Omar Abdi is a Somali-Canadian diplomat. He serves as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).[1][2]

Education

Abdi has a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the Somali National University in Mogadishu. He later received a doctoral degree in development economics and a master's in regional development planning, both from Cornell University.[3]

Career

Abdi held several leadership positions in UNICEF including as Country Representative in Pakistan, Ghana and Liberia, Regional Director in the Middle-East and North Africa, Comptroller and CFO, and Deputy Executive Director for Management, and Field Results.

Since 2016, following an appointment by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Abdi has been serving as the Deputy Executive Director for programmes at UNICEF; he succeeded Geeta Rao Gupta.[4] In this capacity, he oversees UNICEF's global humanitarian and development programmes. In 2020, he was part of the selection committee that chose José Manuel Barroso as chair of GAVI’s board.[5]

Other activities

References

  1. ↑ "Secretary-General appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children's Fund". un.org. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Omar Abdi Deputy Executive Director" (PDF). un.org. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Secretary-General Appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations, press release of 6 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Secretary-General Appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations, press release of 6 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Roedy, Bill (December 2019). "Governance Committee Chair Report" (PDF). Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  6. ↑ "Report of the meeting of the Board of Directors" (PDF). Global Partnership for Education. December 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  7. ↑ Board Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH).
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