Razan Al Mubarak — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since September 2021, the second woman and first from West Asia to lead the organization.
UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 UAE, which took place in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023.
Founding director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, supporting over 2,000 species conservation projects in more than 160 countries.
Helped establish Emirates Nature, an NGO associated with the World Wildlife Fund, in 2001.
Appointed managing director of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) in 2010, becoming the youngest person to lead an Abu Dhabi government entity.
Recognized as one of the top 100 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum in 2018.

Biography

Razan Al Mubarak serves as the President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), having been elected in September 2021. She is the second woman and the first from West Asia to lead the organization in its 75-year history. Additionally, she held the role of UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for the leadership team of COP28 UAE, which convened in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023.