HE Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany

Permanent Representative of the UAE to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Her Excellency Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany is the Permanent Representative of the UAE to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), a post she has held since April 2018. Previously, Dr. Al Hosany was the Executive Director of Sustainability at Masdar, the international renewable energy leader based in Abu Dhabi. She also served as the Director of the Zayed Future Energy Prize (now known as the Zayed Sustainability Prize) for eight years between 2011-2018. She is currently a Jury member of the Prize. She was also the Deputy Director General of the Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) between 2017-2018. In addition to her current roles, Dr. Al-Hosany also holds several positions across government, business, and academia in the UAE and internationally. She is a board member of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the international organization that works in partnership with the United Nations to accelerate action on Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), the Paris Climate Agreement, the Emirates Schools Establishment and the UAE Sailing & Rowing Federation. Concurrently, she serves as the Vice Chair for the Global Council of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr. Nawal Al Hosany’s numerous professional achievements have been widely acknowledged with prestigious awards. In July 2018, HE Dr. Al-Hosany was presented the “Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa” from Keele University in the United Kingdom in recognition of her achievements in the field of sustainability. She has also received the “Arab Woman Award” and the “Emirates Business Women Award”.