Kandeh Yumkella, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kandeh Yumkella

Director General of UNIDO

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1959

Place of Birth: Sierra Leone

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Sierra Leone

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Kandeh Yumkella

  • Alhaji Dr.
  • Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella (born July 5, 1959) is a Sierra Leonean Agricultural economist, politician, and the former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All.
  • He was also the chief executive officer of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative.
  • Yumkella is a former Chairman of UN-Energy and a two-term former Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Born in Kambia District in Northern Sierra leone, Yumkella has a B.Sc.
  • from Njala University; a B.Sc.
  • from the Cornell University; and a Ph.D.
  • in Agricultural economics from the University of Illinois. In December 2005, Dr.
  • Kandeh K.
  • Yumkella was appointed Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), having previously worked in various high-level policy positions in UNIDO.
  • He was re-appointed for a second four-year term in office in December 2009. Prior to working for UNIDO, Yumkella was the Minister for Trade, Industry of Sierra Leone from 1994-1995.
  • From 1987-1996, he held various academic positions at Michigan State University and the University of Illinois in the United States.
  • In recognition of his leadership and his passion for energy and environment-related causes, Yumkella was appointed as Chair of UN-Energy in 2008 by the UN Secretary-General. Yumkella is a prominent public speaker, who addresses global issues, including poverty reduction, climate change, the Millennium Development Goals, and green industry and renewable energy.
  • Dr.
  • Yumkella's opinion pieces have appeared in major international newspapers, including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, and The Guardian.
  • He has also appeared on several international broadcast networks, including CNN's Amanpour programme, BBC, Sky News, Aljazeera and CNBC. Yumkella is a devout Muslim and a member of the Susu ethnic group from Kambia District in Northern Sierra Leone.
  • Yumkella is married to Philomena Yumkella.

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