Dr. Ahmad MukhtarSenior Economist & Head of Strategy and Policy at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Speaker
Profile
Ahmad Mukhtar is FAO Representative (ad-interim) to the UAE and also Senior Economist leading the Strategy and Policy Team at the Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Near East and North Africa, based in Cairo, Egypt. In addition to managing the regional programme, he is leading the economic analysis and reporting on FAO’s priority areas in the Near East and North Africa to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including the socioeconomic aspects of food security, rural transformation, food and agricultural policy, institutional reform, sustainable and healthy food systems, natural resource conservation and climate change impacts.
He has designed and launched flagship initiatives such as the FAO Regional Observatory on Food Security and Nutrition and Regional Leadership Development Academy, in addition to leading the flagship publications such as the State of Food Security and Nutrition, and the Food Policy Bulletin.
He has over 20 years of experience in public, private and international development sectors, working on national and international/multilateral assignments in the areas of international economic and trade policy, agriculture economics and trade, public health, commercial diplomacy, bilateral and regional trade issues, and the implementation of trade and investment policies. Prior to joining the FAO regional office, he worked at the FAO office in Geneva. Before that, he worked with the UNCTAD, UNDP, and the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the WTO, and led the multilateral negotiations on Domestic Regulations for Trade in Services as Chairman of the WTO Working Party on Domestic Regulations (2010–2011). He holds educational and professional qualifications in Economics, Law, Public Policy, Finance, and Biotechnology.
is FAO Representative (ad-interim) to the UAE and also Senior Economist leading the Strategy and Policy Team at the Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Near East and North Africa, based in Cairo, Egypt. In addition to managing the regional programme, he is leading the economic analysis and reporting on FAO’s priority areas in the Near East and North Africa to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including the socioeconomic aspects of food security, rural transformation, food and agricultural policy, institutional reform, sustainable and healthy food systems, natural resource conservation and climate change impacts.
He has designed and launched flagship initiatives such as the FAO Regional Observatory on Food Security and Nutrition and Regional Leadership Development Academy, in addition to leading the flagship publications such as the State of Food Security and Nutrition, and the Food Policy Bulletin.
He has over 20 years of experience in public, private and international development sectors, working on national and international/multilateral assignments in the areas of international economic and trade policy, agriculture economics and trade, public health, commercial diplomacy, bilateral and regional trade issues, and the implementation of trade and investment policies. Prior to joining the FAO regional office, he worked at the FAO office in Geneva. Before that, he worked with the UNCTAD, UNDP, and the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the WTO, and led the multilateral negotiations on Domestic Regulations for Trade in Services as Chairman of the WTO Working Party on Domestic Regulations (2010–2011). He holds educational and professional qualifications in Economics, Law, Public Policy, Finance, and Biotechnology.