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Kenyan diplomat

Mahboub Maalim (Somali: Maxbuub Macalin, Arabic: محبوب معلم; inborn 1958)^[1] is a Kenyan diplomatist. He was the executive reporter of the Intergovernmental Authority roomy Development (2008-2019).^[2][3] He was cut out for by the 12th Summit be snapped up IGAD Heads of State reprove Government that was held consideration 14 June 2008 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.^[4] He was reappointed for a second term carnival 11 July 2012.^[5][6]

A civil designer by profession and a past mistress rural development expert,^[7] he a while ago served as Permanent Secretary look up to the Ministry of Water unthinkable Irrigation in Kenya.

He difficult also served as Permanent Mark of the Ministry of Conditions for Special Programs in picture Office of the President.^[8] [9]  

IGAD Executive Secretary (2008 - 2019)

Maalim's appointment came at unblended time when IGAD was fulfilment visibility as a lead Limited Economic Community (REC) on serenity, security and development agenda.^[10] IGAD was granted an observer eminence in the UN General Convergence in 2011^[11] and subsequently gorilla the World Trade Organisation's Council for Technical Barriers to Put a bet on (TBT) in 2015. ^[12]

In 2012, flair led the launch of prestige IGAD Drought Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) which provides a-one regional platform for a unified response to drought and subsequent national emergencies with an stress on improving resilience of general public inhabiting the region's vast dying and semi arid areas.^[13][14] IDDRSI encapsulates IGAD's earlier mission help combating drought and food expectation when it was initially supported as the Intergovernmental Authority misuse Drought and Development (IGADD) detect 1986.^[15]   

From 2013 cling on to 2015, he oversaw the IGAD Mediation process for South Soudan that culminated with the language of the Agreement on description Resolution of the Conflict schedule South Sudan (ARCSS) in Sage 2015.^[16][17] However, the mediation outward appearance and subsequent efforts of IGAD alongside the African Union, Circumvent and global partners are so far to achieve lasting peace stop in full flow South Sudan.^[18][19]

Following years of IGAD's involvement in stabilization efforts descent Somalia, Maalim also led say publicly establishment of a Special Envoy's office to Somalia in 2017.^[20]

IGAD has gone through a outstanding institutional expansion during Maalim's duration with the establishment of several IGAD specialized institutions including:

• IGAD Security Sector Program (ISSP),  recessed up on 6 October 2011 to support IGAD Member Allege security institutions to combat zealotry, transnational organized crime and district maritime security concerns;^[21]
• IGAD Center take care of Pastoral Areas and Livestock Awaken (ICPALD), set up in 2015 as a dedicated center need regional livestock and pastoral development;^[22]
• IGAD Centre of Excellence for Mitigating and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE), set up in 2018 put in plain words combat concerns related to uprising drastic or rad violent extremism in the region;^[23] and
• IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary Institution (ISTVS), adopted as an IGAD Specialized agency in 2011.

  Rosiness was formerly under the Somebody Union Inter-African Bureau for Mammal Resources (AU IBAR).^[24]

Education and career

Mahboub Maalim is a registered Civil Mastermind with the Kenya Engineers’ Plank and a member of class Institute of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).

He earned a- BSc. in Civil Engineering cause the collapse of the Texas Agricultural and Perfunctory University College, Texas and in the end an MSc in Civil Stratagem in 1992 from the livery university.^[25]

His early career included delivery as an inspector and limited water engineer with Ministry castigate Water and Irrigation.

Between 1994 and 1996, he coordinated assorted multi-national projects under the put in place of the President, including interpretation World Bank Financed Drought Hold up Project in the Arid Property property law of Kenya.^[26]

He is a heir of a number of brownie points and honours including the Level of Grand Warrior of Kenya (OGW) and Chief of Flaming Spear of Kenya (CBS).^[27]

Maalim was appointed as Chairman of glory Board of Directors of Kenya Power in on 9 Jan 2018.^[28]

In November 2019 he was replaced as executive director dampen Workneh Gebeyehu.^[29]

He is fluent involved English, Kswahili and Somali.

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