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Amina Mohamed

born 1961

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Wikipedia Summary

Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril is a former Kenyan cabinet secretary, lawyer and a diplomat of Somali descent. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage and Culture in Kenya. She previously served as chairwoman of the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organization's General Council, as well as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. She served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya from May 2013 to February 2018, when President Uhuru Kenyatta, after re-election, moved her to the Education docket. In March 2019, she was moved to the Sports Ministry replacing Rashid Echesa. The KNEC Director, George Magoha, replaced her in the Education docket.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
October 5, 1961
Kakamega
Citizenship

Kenya

Occupations & fields
lawyerdiplomatpoliticianminister
Awards & honours
Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian SolidarityOrder of the Rising Sun
Field and occupation
diplomat, Keňa
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