Leadership

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Rola Dashti

Executive Secretary
Regional group: Asia and the Pacific Group

Ms. Dashti is a leading Kuwaiti economist and long-time champion of women’s rights, gender equality and democratic reform.

She served as member of the Supreme Planning Council in Kuwait. From 2012 to 2014, she was Minister for Planning and Development and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. Ms. Dashti played a pivotal role in advocating for a decree to allow Kuwaiti women to vote and run for parliamentary elections. In May 2009, she and three others became the first women to be elected to the Kuwait parliament.

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Deputy Executive Secretary - Programme Support

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Deputy Executive Secretary - Programme

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Nasser Shammout8
Nasser Shammout

Director of Resources Management & Services Development Division

Regional group: Western Europe and Others Group
Cluster Heads
Carol Chouchani Cherfane
Carol Chouchani Cherfane

Cluster 1 Lead

Regional group: Western Europe and Others Group
Ms. Mehrinaz El Awady. Photo: ESCWA
Mehrinaz El Awady

Cluster 2 Lead

Regional group: Africa Group
Niranjan Sarangi
Niranjan Sarangi

Acting Cluster 3 Lead

Regional group: Asia and the Pacific Group
Nibal Idlebi
Nibal Idlebi

Acting Cluster 4 Lead

Regional group: Asia and the Pacific Group
Ms. Maisaa Youssef
Maisaa Youssef

Cluster 5 Lead

Regional group: Western Europe and Others Group
Mr. Tarik H. Alami. Photo: ESCWA
Tarik H. Alami

Cluster 6 Lead

Regional group: Asia and the Pacific Group
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